The Institute of Race Relations (IRR), a small educational charity, is seeking a Finance and Organisational Support Officer. This is a permanent, part-time vacancy. The role is located at the IRR office in London. This post requires two days per week in the office, but with flexibility to work remotely for the remaining day, and upon other requests. The organisation offers full-time staff 25 annual leave days, plus bank holidays and office closure during the winter break. The IRR has a pension fund that staff can enrol on to.
Salary: £38,825 – £40,744 per annum (pro-rata: 3 days per week)
What you’ll be doing:
- Managing the organisation’s financial responsibilities, working to tight deadlines, and a varied workload across different areas of responsibility, particularly in relation to financial reporting. As well as ensuring that financial processes are accurate, up to date and compliant with statutory requirements
- Taking a proactive approach to maintaining efficient office systems and operations, ensuring that orders are processed and providing support for the general up-keep of the office equipment
- Contributing to project delivery by supporting the team with a range of ongoing administrative and organisational tasks, which requires flexibility and able to manage a varied workload across different areas of responsibility.
What we’re looking for:
- We are looking for someone with a strong level of experience in managing the financial operations of a small organisation, ensuring that systems and processes are both robust and efficient. This includes experience of financial forecasting, reconciliations and, where appropriate, introducing or improving financial systems.
- The postholder must be able to communicate financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders with differing levels of financial understanding, both verbally and through written reports or presentations relating to the organisation’s finances and funded projects.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills are essential. The role requires the ability to manage different aspects of project support, general administration and office management, while keeping the wider team informed of progress on outstanding tasks.
If this role is of interest, please refer to the full job description and person specification for further details.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm Wednesday 3 June 2026. Interviews will be held during the week commencing Tuesday 23 June 2026, at our London office.
Please send your application to: jobs@irr.org.uk
The IRR is committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible, and aligned with our commitment to equality and diversity. Please ensure that you complete the anonymous equality monitoring form as part of your application.
If you would like an informal conversation about the role, have any questions about the IRR, or require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Riz Hussain at riz@irr.org.uk – we will be happy to discuss your needs in confidence. A commitment to advancing anti-racism and equal opportunities in the workplace is an important requirement to consider before applying.
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The organisation
The Institute of Race Relations is the oldest anti-racist think tank in England, committed to speaking up for those most affected by racial injustice. Our mission is rooted in the pursuit of deep systemic change on matters of racial justice, migrant and refugee rights. We provide rigorous data and analysis on structural racism, support others to engage with ideas and frameworks of state racism and fascism, and offer practical approaches to anti-racism and resistance that work at the grassroots and within communities.
We do this by nurturing new and existing groups across the UK and Europe, monitoring and recording emerging trends in race and racism, and acting as a bridge between past and present struggles. Our work ensures that new causes and campaigns are informed by the traditions of the anti-racist movement and by the connections forged between communities over decades. Our focus lies in research and analysis, recording and monitoring, and building the power of activists and communities through political education.
You can find out more about our work at www.irr.org.uk