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We are building a brand that represents the people of the world. It’s what you do that counts, and we are always looking to expand perspectives and voices to shape our future.

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Who we are

You might know us as the inventors of the bath bomb, but there’s more to this great-smelling, partly employee-owned, family-run company than pioneering cosmetics. We believe our business should put more back into the world than it takes and demonstrate that capitalism can be a force for good.

The Living Wage Foundation’s statement 'a hard day's work deserves a fair day's pay' is one that we are proud to commit to in the UK. As an accredited Living Wage employer, we put our people first and fight cruel practices like animal testing, promote regeneration, and show that it is what’s inside that counts - whether that’s an ingredient in a product, or the minerals in a smartphone.

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Please note: We may close this vacancy early if we receive an overwhelming response or our business requirements change.

This is an internal-only opportunity available only to permanent members of staff.

The team

Charity Pot was set up in 2007 with the aim of supporting small, grassroots organisations that could use a helping hand to continue the incredible work that they do.

We raise money for Charity Pot by selling a hand and body lotion of the same name. 75% of the retail price paid by customers buying these products (minus the VAT, which has to go to the Government) is given away to fund grassroots organisations working on animal protection, human rights and environmental issues around the world. We prioritise groups campaigning to create long term change which will benefit large sections of society and we try to help those whose radical stance and approach might make it difficult for them to source funding from elsewhere.

We prefer to fund smaller organisations, especially those who have limited resources and struggle to find funding elsewhere. Charity Pot grants provide targeted funding to the small, grassroots groups. Charity Pot is available in more than 35 different countries around the world and has raised over £80 million globally since its launch.

The role

The UK Charity Pot team is now looking for panellists to join for a 12-month rolling period to review Charity Pot applications and allocate funds to grassroots charities.

As a panellist, you will be working peer-to-peer with the rest of your panel of like-minded charity and activist enthusiasts to discuss, vote and agree on where our Charity Pot donations should go.

There are three panels for our three branches of funding within Charity Pot; Animal protection, human rights and environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with some amazing activist minds within the company.

We are looking for people who would like to take part in our Charity Pot panels alongside their current role at Lush. The number of hours required to be a panellist will vary, though on average it will require approximately 12 hours a month. Any hours spent as a panellist will be included in your contract hours for your current role, this will mean an equivalent reduction of hours spent in your current role but will not affect your contract hours.

Responsibilities

Listening to and learning from the other panel members
Making decisions on applications in line with the funding guidelines
Discussing thoughts and ideas
Researching applications and considering where possible funding would be best placed
Reading through documents to take away important information and summarise
Meeting with the panel to discuss proposals and feedback
Recording detailed notes for record-keeping on decision-making and to provide feedback on unsuccessful charity applications.

Skills

A passion for activism and for Charity Pot
In-depth knowledge of your area of interest
Excellent communication skills
Active involvement with charities, groups or networks linked to animals, environment or human rights, for example, volunteer work or campaigning
Any charity work, volunteering or relevant qualifications, i.e in permaculture
Attention to detail, highly organised
Great verbal and written communications

Benefits

Please note: If you have a manager, please discuss with them how you may need to adjust your working hours to accommodate for your input on the panel if successful.

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