Britain Yearly Meeting employs staff to carry out the centrally managed work of Quakers in Britain. Most of these jobs are located in the central offices, Friends House in London, unless otherwise stated. We aim to be an ethical employer, with a 1:4 ratio between our highest and our lowest paid staff. Britain Yearly Meeting is a Living Wage employer.

Jobs

  • Children and Young People's Officer

    Hours
    35 per week
    Salary
    £40,900 per annum - London scale
    Contract
    Permanent
    Location
    Friends House
    Closing date:
    Sunday 27 January 2019
    Interview
    Monday 4 February 2019

    The Children & Young People's (CYP) Staff Team is part of the Quaker Life department of Britain Yearly Meeting. It supports Quaker meetings' engagement with children and young people and offers national events for young people.

    You will help manage and deliver national events and play a key operational role in CYP programmes that take place as part of annual all-age Quaker gatherings. You will also support the provision of CYP programmes locally and regionally, in particular by overseeing our three-year pilot project that employs two regional youth workers.

    This is an ideal role for someone with a youth work qualification and with experience of working with children and young people. If you want to be part of a small team that seeks to maintain and develop opportunities for children and young people in a Quaker context, we'd love to hear from you.

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  • Conference Food Services Assistant

    Hours
    35 per week
    Salary
    £23,312 per annum - London scale
    Contract
    Permanent
    Location
    Friends House
    Closing date:
    25 January 2019
    Interview
    30 and 31 January 2019

    Do you love serving customers and going the extra mile? If so, we'd love to hear from you. We are looking for a customer-focused person to join our team as a Food Service Assistant.

    Friends House is a large conference venue opposite Euston Station that serves more than 250,000 people each year. You will be working in a team but will be responsible for your own section of customers, catering to them and ensuring their event runs smoothly.

    You will be working predominantly Monday to Friday daytimes, with occasional weekend and evening work.

    For more about Friends House Hospitality, go to www.friendshouse.co.uk

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  • Business Development Officer

    Hours
    35 per week
    Salary
    £33,802 per annum - London Scale
    Contract
    Permanent
    Location
    Friends House
    Closing date:
    8 February 2019
    Interview
    21 and 22 February 2019

    Are you passionate and enthusiastic? Do you have excellent customer service and sales skills? Are you looking for a new challenge? If so, this is the ideal opportunity for you.

    We are looking for someone to join our busy sales team. We have 32 meeting and conference spaces, including a 1,000-seater auditorium called The Light, which you will help to promote and sell, giving specific attention to the third sector. You will have the opportunity to organise open days and find new ways to promote Friends House.

    You will proactively seek new business and increase revenue, while nurturing and developing relationships with our existing customers. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining our client database.

    You will play a key role in generating sales, interacting with new and existing clients by phone, email and face-to-face to promote our facilities. You will be a strong administrator with excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and a commitment to the values of the organisation.

    To find out more about Friends House Hospitality, go to www.friendshouse.co.uk and for more on The Light, go to www.thelightateuston.org.uk

    Britain Yearly Meeting is committed to equality in all its employment practices.

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