Medical Justice is recruiting for a new Office Manager, a key role that sits at the heart of Medical Justice ensuring the organisation runs smoothly and effectively.
About the role
You will be the first point of contact for anyone calling Medical Justice supporting clients, their family members and volunteers. You will play a key role in connecting people, systems and processes, helping us respond efficiently and compassionately. You will support the coordination of clinician visits, manage essential organisational systems, and contribute to the accurate recording and reporting of our work.
We are looking for someone with proven experience across administration, operations, IT and finance, ideally within an NGO or human rights organisation. You will be highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing a varied workload, with experience in office coordination, maintaining systems, and supporting teams to work efficiently and collaboratively. Your contribution will help ensure our evidence, advocacy and casework can secure meaningful and lasting change.
There will always be opportunities to learn and grow in this role. We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting the team to challenge the health harms associated with immigration detention, and who is eager to play a key role in developing new initiatives, strengthening the organisation, and driving greater efficiency for the whole team.
Office Manager
Salary: £33,000 with cost-of-living adjustments (if relevant) three times a year plus an annual increase of £500 for 5 years and 5% pension contribution.
Reports to: Head of Operations
Working hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week). Flexible working patterns can be considered.
Office: North London, near Finsbury Park, with some flexibility for remote working 2 days a week.
Contract Type: Permanent
Terms: 28 days holiday per year, plus statutory bank holidays, plus 2 Wellbeing days
Benefits: Enhanced sick pay, enhanced parental leave, one-to-one counselling sessions and group reflective sessions with a psychologist, ‘cycle to work scheme’, weekly staff lunch, flexible working considered.
Informal online information sessions
We are holding informal online information sessions to learn more about the role and Medical Justice on:
- Thursday 11 June at 12:30
- Tuesday 23 June at 13:00
Email recruitment@medicaljustice.org.uk to sign up.
Closing date
Thursday 2 July 2026, 23:30
How to apply
Further information about the role is included in the candidate pack and once you are ready, please download the application form and return this and your CV to recruitment@medicaljustice.org.uk.
Download Application Form here
We welcome applications from refugees and other migrants, and from people with lived experience of detention, which could include detention in another country, or in the UK (immigration detention in an IRC or prison or being placed in institutional asylum accommodation such as military barracks).
For any questions about the vacancy or applying, please email recruitment@medicaljustice.org.uk.
We look forward to receiving your application.
