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Location: The team is remote, so you can be based anywhere in the UK. However, please note that the KIN team meets to work in person, bi-monthly. 
Salary:  Base Salary is £37K with uplifts available. Please note that KIN has a socially just wage policy which stipulates all staff start on the same base salary and uplifts are offered in accordance with various social criteria, including, city weighting, experience of systemic oppression and dependents.
Hours:  Four-day week, fixed term contract of 2 years.
Reporting to: Executive Director (KIN)
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation, flexible working, up to 28 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and an extended Christmas break), a generous staff care budget and staff development budget.
Application deadline: Thursday 24 April 2025 12pm

Interview Date: Friday 9 May

Preferred start date: May 2025

About the role:

This role is responsible for developing the organisational systems in KIN that will create strong and impactful teams, working in alignment with KIN values and commitment to dismantling oppression.

This will look like building and training staff to implement the human systems required for collaboration - decision making, information sharing, resource, allocation, giving kind and constructive feedback and handling conflict. 

KIN’s culture and commitment to anti-oppression is the foundation of all of our work. This role will ensure the systems and strategies are in place to maintain and refresh our culture and implement anti-oppression across all of our work.

Finally, this role will also develop a system for building the staff management and leadership competencies required for high performance, role modelling KIN’s values and enacting our commitment to anti-oppression.

You will manage the operations within KIN, ensuring implementation and maintenance of the operational infrastructure that underpins KIN’s work, including day to day finance, HR, income generation and programme management. You will support the wider team through organising training and upskilling staff members on the core operational skills they need to implement their work to a consistently high standard, e.g. in budgeting, monitoring and evaluation. 

Where appropriate you will draw on your own skills and experience to coach participants on KIN’s programmes on organisational development. You will work closely with the Executive Director of Kinfolk Network in matters related to resource management and income generation, supporting the development of the overall organisation.

Key Skills and Experience

Essential

● 5+ years of operational and/or leadership experience with experience of leading impactful strategies at scale

● Experience of designing and delivering complex programmes which have built movements for social and/or environmental justice

● A proven track record of managing teams and developing staff to grow their potential

● Experience of coaching and of some direct delivery of programmes

● Excellent knowledge of the political and economic landscape with strong networks across different movements.

● Excellent track record of building organisational systems to promote collaboration, embed a positive organisational culture and enact anti-oppression across an organisation

● Confident and capable communicator, both in writing and orally excellent relationship management

● Proactive and well-organised project manager, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities, managing own workload and that of others

● Understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion

● An affinity with KIN’s aims, objectives and organisational values of solidarity, generosity and respect

Preferred/Optional

● Experience in working in or with the range of groups that are in the KIN and ’s network, UK social movement ecosystem – including knowledge of the international landscape

Values and behaviours

● Personal commitment to KIN’s purpose of building the strength of movements for social, economic and environmental justice.

● Commitment to eradicating oppression and building connections with leaders across social movements.

● Ability to reflect and learn, including sharing failures and uncertainties. Openly taking feedback from the team and members of the community on your behaviours and work

● Commitment to learning how to align your actions with the values of KIN: Solidarity, Joy, Reverence for life, Accountability & Queer affirming. Read more here: bit.ly/3GfkVNb

● Growing levels of self-awareness, including an understanding of how your background has shaped the opportunities afforded to you and how you relate to people from different backgrounds

● Willingness to develop, including an ever growing ability to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those you work with to grow and develop

● Ability to work across all levels and demonstrate a team-player and ‘can do’ attitude.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your experience and suitability for the role to grace@kinfolknetwork.com

Location: Remote (with some travel to event location)
Dates: May – November 2025
Rate: £300/day for 30 days (there may be scope to increase days, depending on budget)

Interview Date: Friday 9 May

Application deadline: Thursday 24 April 2025 12pm

About the Role

Kinfolk Network CIC is seeking a highly experienced and values-aligned Freelance Event Project Manager to lead the planning and delivery of our 2025 KIN Annual Convening, a multi-day gathering that brings together Black activists, campaigners, and organisers from across the UK to connect, strategise, learn from each other, and build relationships rooted in love, solidarity, and kinship. These joyful spaces centre good conversations, excellent food and great vibes.

This is not a comms or event production role. You’ll hold the operational centre of the event: keeping everything and everyone on track, ensuring systems and communication flow smoothly, and holding oversight on logistics, planning, and delivery. Working closely with our core team, admin support and two freelance event producers, you’ll ensure the convening is executed with care, efficiency, and deep alignment with our values. 

You’ll play a critical role in ensuring the event is smooth, well-managed and well-supported, ensuring participants, partners, and facilitators feel held from start to finish.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Management & Delivery

  
  

  • Create and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and task lists
    
    

  • Track progress and hold team members accountable for deadlines
    
    

  • Lead on risk management, contingency planning, and onsite logistics
    
    

  • Recruit, manage and support two event producers to deliver their responsibilities

  • Ensuring timely requests and delegation to KIN team where necessary
    
    

• Budget & Resource Management
  
  

  • Working closely with Operations Lead and Exec Director, you will track and report on the event budget, ensuring alignment with agreed priorities.
    
    

  • Working closely with Ops Admin, you will ensure the smooth coordination of bookings, payments, contracts and supplier arrangements
    
    

  • Work with the Ops lead to proactively ensure sound financial governance and risk mitigation, proactively flagging issues.
    
    

• Team Coordination & Collaboration
  
  

  • Liaise regularly with the Operations, Programmes, and Communications leads
    
    

  • Ensure smooth internal coordination across workstreams (logistics, content, tech, etc.)
    
    

  • Set up and maintain systems for good communication and documentation
    
    

• Facilitator & Speaker Support
  
  

  • Ensure facilitators and speakers are well briefed and resourced
    
    

  • Arrange prep sessions or onboarding if required
    
    

  • Be the go-to point of contact for their logistical and practical needs
    
    

• Relationship & Community Care
  
  

  • Communicate with warmth, clarity, and professionalism with all stakeholders
    
    

  • Support the creation of a welcoming and inclusive experience for attendees
    
    

  • Uphold safeguarding and accessibility practices throughout the planning process
    
    

• Reflection & Evaluation
  
  

  • Gather and collate feedback from facilitators, attendees, and team members
    
    

  • Contribute to post-event reflection and documentation
    
    

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for someone with a blend of organisational rigour and community-centred care:

• Proven project management experience, ideally in multi-day events, community organising, or similar environments
  
  

• Strong skills in timeline planning, budgeting, coordination, and logistics
  
  

• Experience working with or within Black-led, social justice or liberation-centred organisations
  
  

• Excellent communication and relational skills, with the ability to build trust across different people and roles
  
  

• Comfortable using and maintaining project management systems (e.g. Notion, Trello, Gantt charts, shared calendars)
  
  

• Calm under pressure, with a proactive and solution-focused approach
  
  

• Familiar with the principles of accessibility, trauma-informed practice, and care-based organising
  
  

• A commitment to KIN’s mission and values, and a collaborative, grounded approach to leadership
  

  How to Apply

  To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your experience and suitability for the role to grace@kinfolknetwork.com