Programme Officer, Operations

Article 19; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 56.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days annual leave

Unlimited leave

4.5 day work week

Health and wellbeing cash plan

Life insurance 4x salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional subscription allowance

Language course allowance

Cycle to work

Pension 8% employer contribution

Descripción de la vacante

ARTICLE 19 in London seeks an experienced operations/programme professional for a fixed-term contract up to 18 months. The role focuses on project and administrative management within the Global Digital Team, coordinating across grants and multi-country teams.

Key duties include budgeting, donor reporting and improving internal processes. The ideal candidate has NGO or grant-funded experience, strong organisation, and a passion for civil society and digital rights.

Formación

• Experience managing budgets and donor reporting across multiple grants.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills across multi-country teams.
• Experience designing and improving internal systems, workflows and reporting templates.
• Familiarity with digital rights or civil society sector desirable.
• Significant operations or programme management experience, ideally in NGO/grant-funded settings.

Responsabilidades

• Manage project activities within the Global Digital Team (GDT) across grants and funding streams.
• Oversee administrative management, budgeting, and financial reporting commitments.

Conocimientos

Budget management

Organisation & prioritisation

Process design

Digital rights familiarity

Operations management

Descripción del empleo

Contract: Fixed Term Contract for up to 18 months (June 2028)

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours a week

Location: London, UK

About ARTICLE 19

For nearly 40 years, ARTICLE 19 has worked for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.

When you work with ARTICLE 19, you’re not just joining an organisation – you’re joining a movement for a freer, fairer world.

Find out more about what we do

Working in the Global Digital Team (GDT) the key responsibilities of your role will include:

• Project Management (40%)
• Administrative Management (20%)

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role are:

• Experience managing budgets and monitoring expenditure across multiple grants or funding streams, with a sound understanding of donor compliance and financial reporting requirements.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, able to manage competing deadlines and multiple workstreams across a distributed, multi-country team.
• Experience designing, streamlining or troubleshooting internal systems and processes (including workflows, tracking tools, reporting templates, agreements and MoU’s).
• Familiarity with the digital rights, human rights, freedom of expression or wider civil society sector is desirable.
• Significant experience in an operations, programme or business support management role, ideally within an NGO, human rights organisation or other grant-funded environment, or willingness to learn.

Application Deadline: 10 November 2026

Our Reward Package:

As we continue to defend freedom of expression and freedom of speech we also invest in the professional, personal growth and well-being of our staff through:

• Time for rest and recuperation with 25 days annual leave days per year; plus unlimited leave for when you need it; family friendly and flexible working via a 4.5 day work week, you have the choice to work in a way that brings the best out in you; and generous family leave.
• Your health and wellbeing made up of 2 wellness days a year for self-care; office closure for 3 days at the end of the year; a health and wellbeing cash plan; life insurance of 4 times salary; and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with 24 hours a day support for you and your family.
• Your Professional development with a contribution towards a professional subscription/magazine; and an allowance towards language course.
• Additional benefits including a cycle to work scheme to save money on a new work bike to travel to and from work; and a workplace pension of 8% employer contribution.

Our Culture:

We are a people centred and flexible employer, friendly and a passionate global organisation who live and breathe the same mission and values. We strive to be agile and work collaboratively and are committed to DEI and staff wellbeing.

Our commitment as an equal opportunities employer:

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams. We celebrate individuality and encourage you to join us and be your authentic self at work with the freedom to have responsibility, autonomy, and creativity within your role.