Working for NCVO

About us

We are the charities charity. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.

​Our membership is made up of over 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.

​We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.

​We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued. We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.

​As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.

​We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. 

Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.

Benefits

NCVO offers attractive benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave (for full-time staff and pro rata for part-time staff), plus office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive. After three years’ service annual leave increases to 27 days, and after five years to 30 days (pro rata for part-time staff)
• the option to purchase or sell up to five additional days each year
• five days’ volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
• 2.5 additional ‘wellbeing’ days each year
• enhanced pay for sick, maternity and adoption leave
• subsidised gym membership
• season ticket loan
• flexible working, including opportunities to work from home or off site
• monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
• monthly office worker allowance for those required to work from the office on a daily basis
• generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
• training and development opportunities
• the opportunity to join the Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for higher levels
• 24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme

We are located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern, accessible building overlooking Regent’s Canal.