Salary: £47,261 - 52,625 per annum pro rata per annum 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week excluding lunch breaks (1 FTE). 

Contract: This is a permanent contract. The notice period is three months in writing on either side. There is a probationary period of six months. 

Location: London, UK. The Trampery Old Street, 239 Old St, London EC1V 9EY, with opportunities for flexible working. Candidates must have a valid right to work in the country.  

Benefits: Various opportunities for flexible working, generous time off policies, and other sector-competitive benefits. 

Application process 

To find out more about this vacancy, please download and read the full job description and person specification. 

Job Description here

We use the Applied platform because it is designed to reduce bias in our recruitment process. To apply for this role, please send your up-to-date CV and a cover letter in the same document (one attachment) using the application link below. 

Your cover letter should clearly explain your motivation for applying for the post and provide specific evidence demonstrating how you meet the required capabilities as detailed in the person specification. We will not consider applications without cover letters tailored to this opportunity. This information will be used to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. Your cover letter should be no longer than two A4 pages. 

We kindly ask you not to attach or insert your photograph in your CV or cover letter, nor put your name or surname anywhere in the letter. As part of our commitment to equal opportunities, we have introduced ‘name blind’ recruitment, to help reduce unconscious bias when screening applications. By removing these details from the application, it helps our recruiting team to evaluate people on their skills and experience instead of factors that can lead to unconsciously biased decisions. 

Application deadline is 11.55pm BST, 07.06.2026 - 7th June

We will process applications and shortlist for interviews on the 15th June

Interviews will be held in two rounds:

• First round - 22nd June

• Second round -  29th June 

Candidates will be informed by the end of the w/c 22nd June if they have progressed to the next round. 

Please note we are unable to respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within the three weeks of the closing date, please assume we are not taking your application further. 

The Applied platform includes instructions on how to use the portal. Once you start your application you will be presented with a dashboard which helps you to track your progress and reminds you of the closing date for the application. As you complete sections you can draft and save your responses to review and submit when you are ready to (as long as you’re within our required application deadline). 

Please note: 

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here. 

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations. 

Please note: 

If you do not already hold the right to work in the respective countries and/or require sponsorship in order to continue working in the country, you should think carefully before applying. This is because we will be unable to sponsor you. 

If you choose to use generative AI as part of your application, we ask that you state where in your application you have used it and for what purpose.

As part of our commitment to equal opportunities, we ask that you remove your name from your CV, to help reduce unconscious bias when screening applications. By removing these details from the application, it helps our recruiting team to evaluate people on their skills and experience instead of factors that can lead to unconsciously biased decisions. We therefore kindly also ask you not to attach or insert your photograph in your CV or cover letter. 

Your cover letter should clearly explain your motivation for applying for the post and provide specific evidence demonstrating how you meet the required capabilities as detailed in the person specification. 

We will not consider applications without cover letters tailored to this opportunity. This information will be used to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. Your cover letter should be no longer than two A4 pages.  

There is the possibility of a meeting with other members of the team alongside the process.  

Please note we are unable to respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within the three weeks of the closing date, please assume we are not taking your application further. 

The Applied platform includes instructions on how to use the portal. Once you start your application you will be presented with a dashboard which helps you to track your progress and reminds you of the closing date for the application. As you complete sections you can draft and save your responses to review and submit when you are ready to (as long as you’re within our required application deadline). 

Please note: 

Some of the personal data you provide to Applied when you apply for a role with Forum for the Future will be passed on to us for the purposes of (a) reviewing your application; (b) inviting you for interview; and/or (c) offering you a job and getting you set up as an employee. For full details on how we collect and use your personal data please visit our privacy notice here. 

If your application is not successful, any personal data provided to us by Applied (including any personal data relating to equal opportunities monitoring as set out above) will be retained by Forum for the Future for no longer than 12 months after the application deadline has passed, at which point your personal data will be securely deleted. We only keep your information for that period in order to allow us to comply with relevant legal obligations. 

Equal Opportunities 

Forum for the Future wholeheartedly supports the principle of equal opportunities in employment. We promote and support equality, diversity and inclusion both in our own workplace and through our work with our partners and the wider public.  We actively support and promote diversity as an essential component of sustainability, and as a key element of our organisational values.  We oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, caste, religion or belief. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those who identify as disabled, LGBTQ+, people from the global majority, and those come from diverse social and educational backgrounds