Charity jobs: Working for the British Red Cross

Since 1870, the British Red Cross has been helping people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. 

It's our mission to help as many people as we can in whatever way we can. Without our staff, this simply wouldn't be possible.

Explore rewarding charity jobs at the British Red Cross. We're always looking for passionate people with bright minds and big ideas to join our Movement and help us use human kindness to overcome crisis.

See British Red Cross vacancies

Why choose a charity job with British Red Cross: what you'll get in return

As well as a rewarding career with a global charity, one of our charity jobs comes with access to a wide range of enhanced benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work/life balance:

• Flexible working that works for you: We know that life doesn't always fit around a traditional working pattern. That's why we offer a range of flexible working options, including remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours and job sharing. We're committed to helping our people achieve a healthy work/life balance, giving you greater flexibility to balance your work, family, wellbeing and personal commitments.
• 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus the option to buy extra leave: We recognise that you work hard and want you to have much-needed time off to recharge. Our Additional Purchase Leave scheme gives you the opportunity to purchase extra annual leave.
• Training and development opportunities: We want you to be the best you can be. We offer a comprehensive package of learning and development opportunities, including courses, apprenticeships, internships, internal mobility opportunities and funding for external learning to help you grow your career.
• Recognition Platform: We believe great work deserves to be celebrated. Our ‘Thank You’ Recognition Platform helps us celebrate the incredible work our people do, giving managers the opportunity to reward great performance, teamwork and dedication with retail vouchers as a tangible thank you for making a difference.
• Health and wellbeing support: As an organisation built on kindness and helping others, we're committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We offer a range of support services, including our Employee Assistance Programme provided by CiC, Peer Supporters and free access to the Headspace app.
• Pension scheme: Benefit from an up to 6% contributory pension, helping you to feel secure in the knowledge that you can look forward to a comfortable and happy retirement.
• Discounts and rewards: Save money on the things you use every day with access to our discounts platforms, including Reward Gateway, Blue Light Card, Tickets for Good and more. From groceries and shopping to holidays, entertainment, restaurants and days out.
• Free Will Writing Service: Helping you plan for the future with access to a free will writing service.
• Death in Service benefit: A tax-free lump sum paid to your chosen beneficiary in the event of your death, helping to provide financial security and peace of mind for your loved ones.
• Cycle2Work Scheme: Lease a bicycle through the scheme and save money while supporting a healthier and more sustainable way to travel.
• Season Ticket Loan: We'll provide an interest-free loan to help spread the cost of your commute to work.
• Maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and carers leave: We offer enhanced family-friendly benefits to support you through life's important moments. After at least 52 weeks of continuous service, staff are entitled to enhanced maternity, adoption and shared parental pay. Parents are also entitled to unpaid parental leave and carers may take up to five days of paid leave annually. Full details are available in our family-friendly policies.

 You can read our family friendly policies.

Find your next charity job

If you're looking for charity jobs that make a real difference, we offer roles across the UK that help people and communities when they need it most. We offer:

• a wide range of charity jobs across departments including frontline services, fundraising, digital, communications and more
• roles across the UK, with hybrid opportunities and offices in locations nationwide, with our headquarters in London
• careers that match your skills and passion for helping others
• easy job searching and applying on our vacancies portal, with filters to help you find roles by location and department
• a chance to build a rewarding career in the charity sector and be part of life‑changing work

Explore our latest charity jobs and take the first step towards a role with purpose.

Conduct

The British Red Cross does not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place which all staff and volunteers are bound by.

We are fully committed to promoting an environment in which all staff, volunteers and those we seek to help feel empowered to report any misconduct.

Working in charity jobs at British Red Cross means following our code of conduct and complaints procedures.

Diversity

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

Our charity jobs are open to all, supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce

Find out more about our approach to diversity.

Our values in action 

As an organisation we are guided by seven fundamental principles. These principles are at the heart of our values: compassionate, courageous, dynamic and inclusive. 

We each bring the values to life by living our 'values in action' across the organisation. By doing this, we all contribute to shaping the best environment to help people in crisis.  

Read more in our framework, which guides how we do things at the British Red Cross. 

Our values in action framework (PDF)

See what our staff say

Patrizia Lombardi – team leader crisis response contact centre, and emergency response volunteer

What’s your role at British Red Cross?

I work at the crisis response central hub in Manchester, where we receive calls about incidents from all over the UK. It’s our job to source volunteers who are able to help out. Off the back of that, I also volunteer as an Emergency Response Volunteer on the frontline at some of those incidents. I have helped at the Doncaster floods, Bolton student floods and most recently welcoming families back from China at the start of the Coronavirus outbreak.

What does a typical day look like for you?

We take inbound calls from the fire service, UK power networks etc. who let us know what has happened and that there are people who need our help and we source volunteers who can do this. The type of incident can range from a small house fire to a major national incident.

What’s your team like?

Our central hub has recently celebrated its 3^rd birthday, and there is a small team of us who have been here since the start. The centre previously opened out of hours, but we are now open 24 hours a day so have taken on new staff who are all great. It’s a friendly, supportive atmosphere and we all care about helping people who need it.

Favourite thing about working here?

My day to day role means I can help out with deploying volunteers to help people who really need it, but that I can also experience what it’s like to be one of those volunteers out in the frontline. I like that I can dip into the different services we offer. I am interested in doing some work in refugee services and independent living and I know that I will be supported to do so. As well as me gaining more experience, it benefits those we support and help.

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