Join our team
The Fair Education Alliance (FEA) unites 300 member organisations under a shared vision that no child’s success is limited by their socioeconomic background.
Our members (charities and social enterprises, think tanks, businesses and foundations, youth organisations, unions, universities and schools) are working collectively to create an inclusive system.
If you’re looking to join a values-led team that’s making an impact, read on!
Current vacancies:
Management Accountant (Finance Manager)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time: 3 days per week (0.6 FTE)
Compensation: £40,000–£44,000 FTE (pro-rated to approximately £24,000–£26,400 for 3 days per week).
Comprehensive pension scheme (up to 6% employer contribution), cash plan healthcare package, and professional development budget.
Location: Remote/Hybrid – anywhere in the UK. Travel to meetings in London and other key cities in England is required once a month. The successful candidate may also choose to be based in our
head office in central London.
After passing probation, up to four weeks ‘super remote’ working per year, where you can work anywhere in the world as long as you’re online for four hours of the UK work day.
Holidays: 38 days per year, including our 3-day winter shut down and eight flexible bank holidays.
Start Date: As soon as possible (to be agreed with the successful candidate.)
Applications close: Monday 30 March (9 am)
About the Role
The Management Accountant plays a central role in ensuring that the Fair Education Alliance’s finances are accurate, well-managed and clearly understood across the organisation.
Working as part of the operations team, the postholder maintains the financial systems and processes that underpin FEA’s work. This includes overseeing day-to-day finance operations, producing reliable management accounts, supporting budgeting and forecasting, and ensuring that financial records meet charity accounting and regulatory requirements.
The Management Accountant also acts as a trusted financial partner to colleagues across the organisation. By providing clear, accessible financial information and helping budget holders understand their resources, the role enables confident decision-making by the senior leadership team and trustees.
Through careful financial stewardship, strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement, the Management Accountant helps ensure that FEA remains financially resilient and able to deliver its mission to create a fairer education system.
Operations Officer
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Compensation: £35,000–£37,000 (including London Weighting if applicable)
Comprehensive pension scheme (up to 6% employer contribution), cash plan healthcare package, and professional development budget.
Location: Remote or office based. We welcome candidates from across the country. We have our head office in central London and have numerous colleagues spread across the country. We would ask that the postholder is able to be in London at least one day per week.
After passing probation, up to four weeks ‘super remote’ working per year, where you can work anywhere in the world as long as you’re online for four hours of the UK work day.
Holidays: 38 days per year, including our 3-day winter shut down and eight flexible bank holidays.
Start Date: As soon as possible (to be agreed with the successful candidate.)
Applications close: Monday 30 March (9 am)
About the Role
The Operations Officer plays a central role in ensuring that the Fair Education Alliance runs smoothly, efficiently and to a high standard across all aspects of its work. Working as part of the operations team, the postholder helps maintain the systems, processes and practical foundations that enable the organisation to function effectively. This includes supporting people operations and HR administration, coordinating governance processes, managing organisational systems and IT access, and delivering high-quality logistics for events and organisational activities.
Acting as a trusted point of support for colleagues, the Operations Officer helps create a responsive and well-organised working environment where staff, trustees and members feel enabled to do their best work. The role requires exceptional organisation, sound judgement and a genuine pride in quality. By ensuring that the practical aspects of the organisation run reliably and well, the Operations Officer helps create the conditions that allow the Fair Education Alliance to deliver its mission and drive progress towards a fairer education system.