Administrative Assistant

We are still looking for you! (Previous applicants need not apply).

About the Role

As our new Administrative Assistant, you’ll help keep our collective thriving by making sure our internal systems run smoothly, our public-facing work is organised and engaging, and our digital presence is current and inspiring. This role is perfect for someone who loves creating structure, is highly organised, digitally confident, and shares our commitment to social justice and African-centred knowledge systems.

You’ll work closely with the Director and the wider CCK ‘family’ to help build an accessible, sustainable, and vibrant future for the organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Director with scheduling, day-to-day operations, and client communications
• Coordinate projects including workshops, events, and community engagement
• Manage financial admin including bookkeeping, invoicing, and setting up an ethical bank account
• Maintain our digital presence by updating websites and social media for CCK and The Food Journey
• Provide tech support for our team with email systems, Zoom, and digital subscriptions

Key Details

• Hours: Part-time (21 hours/week)
• Salary: £26,000 per annum (pro-rata)
• Location: Remote (UK-based) with regular London meetups
• Contract: Initial 1-year term with potential for full-time
• Benefits: 25 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus bank holidays

How to Apply

To apply, please:

1. Download and read the full Job Description
2. Send your CV and completed application form with a brief cover letter to Earth@communitycentredknowledge.org
3. Complete our Opportunities and Equity form

Applications close on Sunday 31st August, 2025 at 11.59 pm. Interviews will be held between the 3rd and 5th of September, 2025.

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New Vacancy

Event Manager (The Food Journey Retreat Plus)

Event Manager with extensive experience in designing, planning and coordinating multi-day social justice-oriented gatherings for diverse groups needed with immediate start.

Key deliverables are:

1. To organise a retreat for our key workshop: The Food Journey©, which is a somatic and visceral workshop that explores, in a deep way, the complex narratives surrounding the question: ‘What is nourishment?’

In summary, this event will take place in the UK in a comfortable and pleasant venue a relatively short journey from London (not more than approx. 30 miles) and the invitees will be no more than 30 individuals, most if not all of these will be already known to CCK.

This will require identification and securing of a suitable venue; making contact with each person on existing invitee list and advertisement for supplementary participants; identifying and contracting a set designer, vegan, international cuisine chefs and support staff for the event; manage reading material to be used during the event, including designing suitable programme for the four-day period in collaboration with the CEO and team.

The EM will also ensure insurances and risk assessment etc are in place for the event. Finally, the EM will plan for and ensure full debriefing and participant feedback processes for the event as follow up.

2. To support the logistics for international engagement between different communities: ‘indigenous’ and ‘traditional’, for approximately 2/3 rotating team members in up to seven different locations internationally and four locations nationally.

This will involve helping to setting up an advisory committee to oversee the exploration and coordination of travellers (some of whom will be committee members) and planning for detailed logistical support between October 2025 and March 2026. The national meetings will take place at different locations in the UK. It is expected that the Event Manager will be able to support the establishment of secure contacts in each international location to ensure the planned activities can be run competently and securely and meet their objectives.

Read more at: The Food Journey

Application process:

Applicants will be asked to produce a relevant and up to date C.V. and a cover-letter of no more than 600 words detailing why they are interested in the role and what relevant experience and skills they hold. The cover letter can be substituted with a six (6) minute video covering the same content.

Please send all correspondence to: Earth@communitycentredknowledge.org
Also completing this form: Opportunities form

Interviews for those shortlisted to take place on July 31st, 2025 online. This will be an initial 45-minute chat. Onboarding will be in person in London for the successful applicant.