Role: Part-Time Advice Line Administrator 

Location: London with hybrid and remote working options 

Hours: 16 hours per week (can be spread over 3-5 days) 

Salary:  £30,081-31,949 depending on experience (pro rata) 

Job description  

Protect, the UK’s leading whistleblowing charity, have an exciting opening for a dynamic, public-spirited and legally minded administrator who wants to contribute to running the award-winning Legal Advice Line. For 30 years we have provided legal advice to whistleblowers, campaigned for better legal protection for whistleblowing and supported organisations to create effective whistleblowing systems. This role would initially be to process and triage written communications from whistleblowers and assist with other administrative tasks like editing the website. For the right candidate there may also be opportunities to get involved in training and managing volunteers.  

The role is for 16 hours per week – our preference is for these to be spread over 3-5 days per week. We can be flexible about the arrangement of these hours and can accommodate hybrid or fully remote working.  

Person specification 

We are looking for someone proactive and self-motivated, with excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. You will be comfortable working with Microsoft Office and navigating case management and website management systems. Some legal experience is desirable, as is experience of working with and managing volunteers. 

This role is perfect for someone looking for part-time work alongside legal studies or caring responsibilities, or looking to explore the beginning of a legal career, due to its flexible nature and remote working options. This is a permanent role and we would be looking for a minimum of 6 months’ commitment.  

Job responsibilities 

• Process and triage webforms, emails and voicemails submitted by whistleblowers 
• Monitor inboxes and case management systems 
• Manage the rota for the Protect Advice Line 
• Assist with Protect’s website amendments 
• Conduct feedback calls with our clients 
• Potentially take on responsibility for training and managing volunteers  
• Assist, on an ad hoc basis, with other tasks across the charity  

Qualifications & requirements  

• Strong administrative skills 
• Organised & proactive 
• Strong communication skills 
• A team player 
• Adept at using Microsoft Office and comfortable navigating CRM platforms (experience using SalesForce and WordPress desirable) 
• Legal qualification or experience desirable 
• Administrative experience desirable 
• Experience of working with volunteers desirable 

How to apply 

Please email rebecca@protect-advice.org.uk with your CV and a cover letter expressing your motivation and suitability for the role by 5 September 2025. Please ensure to explain how you meet each of the job requirements and why you want to work for Protect.  

Role: Policy & Advocacy Officer 

Location: London with hybrid and remote working options & occasional travel to Westminster 

Hours: 3 days (22.5hours) per week; can be spread over 3-5 days. 

Salary: £32-37k depending on experience (pro rata) 

Protect, the UK’s leading whistleblowing charity, is looking for an exceptional public-spirited Policy & Advocacy Officer, who will lead our anti-corruption work.  The role is currently funded by the Joffe Charitable Trust.  The role is 3 days (22.5hours) per week; can be spread over 3-5 days.  

The role is also London based with hybrid and remote working options & occasional travel to Westminster. 

The role will entail proactively looking for advocacy opportunities and working with the Policy Team in Protect to progress important public policies, which further the protection of whistleblowers, support safe speaking up and tackle corruption in the UK. 

For 30 years we have provided legal advice to whistleblowers, campaigned for better legal protection for whistleblowing and supported organisations to create effective whistleblowing systems. With the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) turning their focus to whistleblowing, there could not be a more exciting time to join the anti-corruption fight.  

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, ambitious and a team player. The ideal candidate is a great communicator, with exceptional networking and stakeholder engagement skills. Those applying should have a degree in a relevant subject, work experience in a relevant field, past or present experience working in government, Parliament or for a regulator is highly desirable. 

Protect offers a range of benefits to those that work for the charity including 30 days (pro rata) annual leave, sabbatical scheme after 5 years service, and enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave.  Click here for full list of work benefits. 

Apply now! Click here to access the Be Applied application portal. The webform will ask five questions related to motivation and competency. Closing date for applications is Monday 8th September and interviews will take place on the week commencing the Monday 15th September. 

Role: Business Support Account Executive

Location: Bethnal Green, London E2 9DA  

Hours: 37.5 hours a week, hybrid working with expectation of 2 days in the office per week for full-time staff.  We are happy to discuss flexible working but are looking for 3 days per week minimum. 

Salary: £30,081   

We are searching for a Business Support Executive who is enthusiastic to work within our small but driven team. The Business Support team plays a key role in the charity, as our work with employers, helping them improve their frameworks and cultures, also creates safer work environments for whistleblowers, and supports our whole operation financially. 

The role is varied and will help you enhance your negotiation, persuasion, organisation and creative skills. The vacancy would suit individuals who have some sales experience, and want to develop and enhance this, applying this experience in an environment that has a societal impact.  It may also suit a graduate looking to work in a unique business development setting. Crucially, we are looking for self-starters who use their initiative to contribute great ideas and succeed with their sales.  

Purpose: 

You will generate income for the charity by identifying and securing new business, and maintain strong relationships with existing members and clients in order to explore further business opportunities with them. 

The role will be selling Protect’s training, consultancy and membership services to employers who want to strive towards positive speak-up cultures. 

 Key responsibilities: 

• Creating and converting a pipeline of potential members and other clients, in order to hit sales target and achieve KPIs 

• Selling the charity’s services to inbound enquiries, resulting from marketing activity by the charity (eg webinars, SEO, social media and conferences) 

• Enhancing the client relationship with existing clients through effective account management, and upselling services 

• Being attentive to current legal affairs, whistleblowing cases and commercial market trends to accurately inform sector and client approaches 

• Assist with business development projects and focuses including sector approaches, including round tables, breakfast briefings) 

• Being a positive ambassador for the charity at national exhibitions, events and conferences 

Required Experience & Skills: 

• Willingness to learn 

• Passionate about excellent client service 

• Ability to manage a varied workload with competing demands  

• Commercially aware with good business acumen and financial awareness  

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  

  How to apply  

Please email jon@protect-advice.org.uk with your CV and a cover letter expressing your motivation and suitability for the role by 5 September 2025. Please ensure to explain how you meet each of the job requirements and why you want to work for Protect.   

Unfortunately Protect is unable to sponsor visa applications. 

Work life balance 

• We offer hybrid working with a minimum commitment for most staff to attend the office twice a week. 

• We are open to flexible working and many of our staff are on non-standard hours. 

• We trust our staff and focus on outputs, not presenteeism. 

• We offer enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption/shared parental leave. 

Health and wellbeing 

• We offer 30 days (pro rata) holiday each year and an extra day’s “birthday leave”. 

• We run a cycle to work scheme. 

• We offer a sabbatical scheme on completion of five years’ service. 

• Our annual staff surveys reveal consistently high levels of staff satisfaction and engagement. 

• We hold regular staff socials, as well as an annual Christmas lunch and summer party. 

• Local to our offices in Bethnal Green, East London, staff have access to discounts at coffee shops and gym memberships. 

• All staff have access to Open Up, a mental health support platform, as well as the option to allow a family member to access this too.

Supporting growth 

• We encourage all staff to undertake training and development. 

• Some legal advisers can train with Protect to become solicitors.  

• At our discretion, we may offer loans to help with the costs of legal training courses. 

• We encourage internal promotions. 

Rewards 

• We provide 4% employer pension contributions. 

• We have transparent pay scales, and review staff salaries annually and award annual pay increases to take account of inflation where possible. 

• Twice a year we award an “Above and Beyond” prize to a member of staff.