Supporter Contact Manager

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. We work with our partners and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.

Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies? Are you ready to take the lead in delivering an exceptional supporter experience and shaping the way people engage with one of the UK’s most impactful international charities? Then we’d love to hear from you!

ActionAid UK is looking for a dynamic and compassionate Supporter Contact Manager to lead our dedicated contact centre team. This is your opportunity to drive excellence in supporter engagement, ensuring every interaction reflects our values of justice, dignity and empowerment. This role sits at the heart of our fundraising operation, where no two days are the same.

You’ll be responsible for managing a multi-channel team that handles everything from phone and email to SMS and social media, ensuring every supporter is heard, valued and inspired to remain part of our mission. As the leader of this team, you will ensure not only high-quality service delivery but also that each supporter touchpoint aligns with our “Every Supporter Matters” ethos and feminist leadership principles. Your impact will be felt across the organisation.

You’ll collaborate with teams in fundraising, digital, compliance, data and beyond—ensuring smooth operations and continuous improvement across systems and processes. You’ll guide the development of performance frameworks, bring fresh ideas to enhance our contact strategy, and champion innovation through digital tools like webchat and WhatsApp.

We’re looking for someone with a natural flair for leadership and a passion for service excellence. If you thrive on motivating teams, improving systems, managing complaints with empathy, and ensuring every supporter feels truly connected to our cause, then this is your chance to lead with purpose.

At ActionAid, we don’t just respond to the world’s challenges—we work to transform them. We are seeking someone with experience of leading a contact team or similar in a complex work environment, experience of a contact centre environment and associated systems and processes as well as experience of contributing to an operations management team. An understanding of CRM and contact systems and ability to manage project change processes as well as a commitment to work in person from our London office 2 days a week.

Be part of something bigger. Apply to join ActionAid UK and lead the charge in how we connect with the people who make our mission possible.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate will be asked to participate in criminal records checks at the point of offer.

Diversity, equality, inclusion and belonging: Diversity, inclusion and belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from under-represented/marginalised communities.

AAUK is a Disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.

Referencing and safeguarding: All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK staff and ActionAid UK representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.

Working practices: ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process. ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and company connection days. Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles. Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.

Recruitment processes: Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible. If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.

Equality, diversity and inclusion at ActionAid: ActionAid UK is absolutely committed to providing equal and inclusive opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and lived experience, and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people with disabilities; people from the LGBTQIA+ community; and for senior positions, applications from women. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees and volunteers feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.

If you have any questions or concerns about applying for a role at ActionAid, please contact us.