We believe that the ability to communicate is a fundamental right and that society will only be fair when everyone has the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills they need to fulfill their potential.
By working with us, you can help to transform lives through literacy. Read the National Literacy Trust's strategy.
We promote flexible working and job share proposals are welcome. To find out more about what it means to work for us - our culture, values and benefits - read our recruitment information.
If you have any questions about any role or our recruitment, please email recruitment@literacytrust.org.uk.
To apply, download an application form from the job page and return to this address.
Please note that we do not accept CVs for job vacancies.
Current vacancies
Corporate Partnerships Manager
Closing date: 10am, Friday 29 August 2025
Salary: £40,000 to £43,000 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 / home and flexible working
Interviews: Online, Friday 5 September 2025
Regional Lead, National Year of Reading (North)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 29 August 2025
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the North of England as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Wednesday 10 September 2025
Regional Lead, National Year of Reading (Central)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 29 August 2025
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term, until end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the Midlands or East of England as a home working role
Interviews: Online, Thursday 11 September 2025
Regional Lead, National Year of Reading (South)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 29 August 2025
Salary: £40,000 to £42,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the South of England as a home working role
Interviews: Online, Friday 12 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (Yorkshire Coast)
Closing date: 10am, Tuesday 2 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term for 18 months
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based on the Yorkshire Coast as a home working role
Interviews: Online, Thursday 11 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (North West)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 5 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the North West as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Tuesday 16 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (London)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 5 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 / home and flexible working
Interviews: Online, Wednesday 17 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (East Midlands)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 5 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the East Midlands as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Thursday 18 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (South West)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 5 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the South West as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Friday 19 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (Middlesbrough)
Closing date: 10am, Monday 8 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term for 18 months
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in Middlesbrough as a home working role
Interviews: Online, Monday 15 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (East of England)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 12 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the East of England as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Monday 22 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (South East)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 12 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the South East as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Friday 26 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (West Midlands)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 12 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the West Midlands as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Thursday 25 September 2025
Project Officer, Literacy Champions (North East)
Closing date: 10am, Friday 12 September 2025
Salary: £26,000 per year
Contract: Fixed term until the end of March 2027
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the North East as a home-working role
Interviews: Online, Friday 26 September 2025
Programme Manager, School Libraries - maternity cover
Closing date: 10am, Monday 15 September 2025
Salary: £40,000 per year
Contract: Maternity cover contract for up to one year
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 or north of England
Interviews: Online, Wednesday 24 September and Friday 26 September 2025
Project Manager, School Libraries - maternity cover
Closing date: 10am, Thursday 18 September 2025
Salary: £30,500 per year
Contract: Maternity cover contract for up to 9 months
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in the north of England as a home working role
Interviews: Online, Tuesday 30 September 2025
Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Closing date: 10am, Thursday 25 September 2025
Salary: £44,000 per year
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 / home and flexible working
Interviews: Online, Tuesday 7 October 2025
Diversity and equal opportunities
Our people are our most important asset and we value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). We particularly welcome applications from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which we work. We would like to increase representation of these groups among our staff as we know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for our work.
We are also committed to being an equal opportunities employer and will ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, ethnicity or religion.
We monitor our policies to ensure that discrimination does not occur in either our staffing practices or our work. In particular, our personnel policies have been designed to ensure that all staff have equal access to training, professional development and career progression.
All applicants are asked to complete an online equal opportunities monitoring form to enable us to monitor the effectiveness of our policies. This information is not part of your application and will not be used in any part of the selection process. It is anonymous and will not be seen by the interviewers or those involved in shortlisting your application, and all data will be stored confidentially and destroyed once it has been analysed.
UK Living Wage
The National Literacy Trust is proud to be accredited as a UK Living Wage Employer.
For more information, visit www.livingwage.org.uk