Careers

Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. That’s why we want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world.

We’re a skilled and creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we’re united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger.  No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.

Current vacancies

Head of Partnerships

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Partnerships to join us on a 12-month maternity cover contract to oversee our high performing and high potential Corporate Partnerships team. We’re known in the sector for our partnerships with hospitality, retail and for our global partnership with IHG.

Salary: £58,494 – £63,149 (2025 pay award pending)
Contract: Full-time, 12-month maternity cover contract
Location: London (hybrid)
Closing date: 2 January 2025 at 11.30pm

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Press and PR Manager

We’re looking for an experienced and well-connected media professional, who will thrive in a solo press role. You’ll leading the press and PR function in the UK and work within an international network of press colleagues.

Salary: £42,373 – £45,651
Contract: Permanent, full time
Location: London (hybrid)
Closing date: 12 January 2025 at 11.30pm

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We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know by sending an email to jobs@actionagainsthunger.org.uk.

Our values

1. We work in partnership
2. We’re trusted experts
3. We’re unstoppable changemakers

What else? The benefits

You’re likely to be joining us because you’re as passionate about the cause as we are. But since you’re here, here are some more great reasons to work with us:

• we’re all about work-life balance and are flexible so you can manage work around your needs
• we’ll enrol you in our pension scheme and if you put in at least 4%, we contribute 6% to it every month and give you free Group Life Cover
• interest-free season ticket and personal loans (subject to eligibility)
• payroll giving scheme
• ride-to-work scheme
• private medical insurance
• free health cashback scheme, including dentist and optician appointments
• discounted gym and health club membership
• online shopping discount scheme
• employee advice line – free confidential access to financial and legal advisors
• counselling services – telephone and online counselling sessions
• organisational sick pay – starting at four weeks full pay plus two weeks half pay, increasing with service
• 25 days holiday plus eight bank holidays, increasing with service after two years
• ability to buy up to 5 extra days of annual leave each year
• enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• up to 5 days paid carers’ leave
• up to 24 hours paid leave per year for employer-supported volunteering
• paid fertility treatment support leave for employees or partners undergoing IVF treatment
• up to 2 weeks paid compassionate leave and pregnancy loss leave
• flexibility around Christmas and Easter bank holidays for those who wish to take time off to celebrate other religious or cultural events instead

You also need to know:

• We don’t accept speculative applications. We actively embrace equal opportunities and that’s why we advertise all vacancies to help build a diverse and inclusive team.
• Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we’ll only contact candidates who have been shortlisted. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful.
• We believe transparency in our approach to pay is important to ensure fair treatment, so we include salary ranges in all our job adverts.
• We operate an incremental pay structure. It’s our policy to offer successful candidates the bottom of the advertised range. But if a candidate can demonstrate their current or most recent salary is higher, we’ll increase our offer up to the top of the advertised range.
• Unless stated, all posts are based in the UK and candidates may only apply if they have right to work in the UK.
• Be alert to recruitment scams. We advertise all genuine Action Against Hunger UK vacancies on our website. We’ll never ask you to pay a fee to us or a third party as part of any selection process, or ask for your bank details.
• As part of the recruitment process, we’ll be collecting and processing your personal data. You can read about what we collect and how we manage and protect it in our Candidate Privacy Statement.
• If you require additional support or reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to call us on 020 8293 6195 or email Maria Franklin, HR Director, at m.franklin@actionagainsthunger.org.uk.

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Here’s what our team are saying:
“This is the most supportive, kind and understanding organisation I’ve ever been at. They listen, adapt and make changes so that people are able to perform at their best.”