Why work for Kent Community Foundation?
Kent Community Foundation aims to strengthen local communities by providing not only funding but support and advice to help build a sustainable and confident voluntary sector in Kent and Medway. We help hundreds of local charities and community causes across Kent and Medway every year and we have ambitious plans to do even more. If you're driven, collaborative, and passionate about making an impact in your local community, take a look at our latest vacancies below. Join a team of hard-working people dedicated to making a genuine difference in their local community.
If you see a vacancy you like the look of, or if there’s anything else you’d like to know about working with us, get in touch at hello@kentcf.org.uk
Executive & Operational Assistant
Full-time | Permanent | Office-based with flexible options
Salary: Circa £30,000 depending on experience.
Join us at Kent Community Foundation and help make a real difference in your community.
We’re looking for a proactive, highly organised Executive & Operational Assistant to play a key role in keeping our operations running smoothly. This is a varied and rewarding position where no two days are the same.
What you’ll do:
- Be the backbone of our office—managing supplies, welcoming visitors, and handling enquiries.
- Support governance by coordinating board and committee meetings, preparing papers, and taking accurate minutes.
- Manage finance administration: process donations, grant payments, and maintain bank accounts.
- Assist with HR tasks including recruitment and updating our HR system.
- Provide high-trust executive support to our Chief Executive and Head of Finance & Governance.
What we’re looking for:
- A proven and experienced administrator with strong organisational skills, integrity and attention to detail.
- Someone confident in working with numbers and familiar with finance systems.
- Someone who thrives in a busy environment and wants their work to have a positive impact.
Why join us?
- Be part of a team that supports local communities across Kent.
- Enjoy flexible working options and a collaborative, supportive environment.
Location: Our offices in Smeeth near Ashford (flexible arrangements available).
Closing date: 4th January 2026 | Interviews: 14 January 2026
Download the full Job Description here.
To apply, send your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification to angela@kentcf.org.uk.
If you need accessibility support or adjustments during the application process, please contact us at the same email address.
Join our Board of Trustees
We are looking for individuals to join our Board of Trustees who have a real passion for our county and want to make a demonstrable difference to the lives of people in our communities.
Kent Community Foundation is a professional grant-maker and local philanthropy advisor for Kent and Medway. We have been established for 24 years; distributing more than £60 million in grants to voluntary sector organisations across the county; supporting small charities to be sustainable and successful, and helping major donors maximise the impact of their donations.
Trustees are the volunteers who lead charities and decide how they are run; setting strategic plans, monitoring the performance, impact and sustainability of the charity and overseeing its governance. People of any age and background can be a trustee, and we're looking for people with specific experience to help us support communities in Kent. We are particularly interested in applications from people who are typically under-represented on trustee boards.
We have a comprehensive induction programme, so if you have never been a trustee or on a board before, we will ensure you have all the knowledge and support you need.
Desirable skills
We are looking for applicants to have one or more of the following:
- Lived experience of the communities we work with and the issues which arise in our county
- Experience of grant making; either as a philanthropist, grant maker or grant applicant
- Experience in working with or within social enterprises
- Experience in communications and PR
- A background in socio/economics, or connections with education in that field
- Knowledge of, and experience in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion
- Professional experience or active interest in technology, digital communications and AI
- Long term connections and networks with any of our stakeholder groups in Kent; such as philanthropists, businesses owners, key voluntary sector influencers
We hope to recruit up to three new trustees with different experience to offer, who can give some of their time and expertise to help us continue to grow and develop. We have four in-person Board meetings a year, and trustees also sit on at least one of our sub-committees, which meet two to four times a year (often remotely). There are also occasional events trustees are invited to attend to promote and engage with our work.
For more information about the role please read the accompanying trustee role description before applying.
To apply please fill out our application form and send to angela@kentcf.org.uk.
If completing the application form provided is not accessible for you, please contact us to discuss an alternative application method.
For any questions in the first instance please email Angela Davis, Head of Finance & Governance angela@kentcf.org.uk
Deadline for applications is 16th January 2025