Work with us : Welsh Women's Aid

Welsh Women’s Aid is the national umbrella organisation in Wales for third sector specialist services working to end domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of violence against women.

Our salaries and benefits

Culture

Our culture is one of mutual respect, creativity, innovation, and collaboration. Our approach is practical and we offer flexible arrangements and healthy work patterns to meet individual circumstances.

We give our employees room to grow as well. There are opportunities to work shadow other areas of the business, get involved in events, and gain additional skills.

Due to the nature of the work, this post is open to women only under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1.

We value diversity and are committed to ensuring that our organisation is an inclusive place to work. We encourage applications from women from all backgrounds and communities - applicants from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority backgrounds and people with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Our benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, the majority of our roles are able to access the following:

Flexible working: choose when you work – you can carry out your contracted hours between the hours of 7am – 7pm.

Hybrid working: choose where you work – from one of our offices, from home, or a mixture of the two.

Choose how you work: we trust our employees to use their own judgement, initiative and skills to deliver their roles, with access to support and guidance when needed.

Health & wellbeing:

Contributions to optician check-ups.
Access to a 24-hour employee support service, including access to in person/online counselling, legal & financial advice and other benefits.
Clinical supervision sessions to support you in delivering your role.
Regular team and whole organisation catch ups (virtual and in person) to get to know colleagues and access peer support.

Pension: 6% employer pension contribution following completion of a 6 month probation period.

Time off: 25 days annual leave allowance, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas Eve, as well as access to paid family leave and compassionate leave for when life doesn’t go to plan.

Trustees

Welsh Women’s Aid is recruiting new Trustees to join our board.

Do you have the enthusiasm, time and skills to help us direct Welsh Women’s Aid work to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence across Wales?

Welsh Women’s Aid is a dynamic national charity that has been working for over 40 years to support Wales’s network of specialist services provide lifesaving services, and to campaign for change and improved responses to survivors, families and communities.

This is a unique opportunity for women dedicated to our vision and feminist values to join our committed and highly skilled Board of Trustees and contribute to our future direction.

We are seeking additional Trustees and, specifically, a Treasurer to join our Board, with the skills and experience to complement our existing leadership, specifically, representatives from our member services (this does not need to be the CEO) to join our Board, with the skills and experience to complement our existing leadership.

These are unpaid appointments, although reasonable travel and associated expenses are provided, accompanied by relevant training and support through the induction period and beyond.

If you would prefer to have an informal discussion about the role prior to applying, email [email protected] and our CEO or Chair will be happy to get back to you.

Please return your application form and monitoring form by the closing date in the advert, marked for the attention of Abby Woods to: Welsh Women’s Aid, Pendragon House, Caxton Place, Pentwyn, Cardiff, CF23 8XE, or email to [email protected].

Closing date: 7 October 2026

Interview date: TBC

Welsh Women’s Aid is a women-led organisation and is committed to equality and diversity. This role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part1, women only need apply.

We particularly welcome applications from women from minoritised communities, and from Southeast Wales and North Wales regions who are under-represented on our Board.

Applicants must be 18 or over.

Ways to apply for a role at Welsh Women’s Aid

There are 3 different ways you can apply for one of our open roles:

By completing an online application form using the link above.
OR click here to download an MS Word version of the application and submit it by email.
OR request a paper copy by emailing [email protected].

How long will it take to do this application?

We have tried to keep the form as short as possible. We estimate that it will take between one and two hours to prepare and submit your application.
Once you start the application form, you will not be able to save your work and return to it later, so we recommend that you download the list of questions and prepare your answers in advance.
If you would like to have an informal chat about the role or if you have specific accessibility requirements you want to discuss with a member of our recruitment team, you can call us on 02920 541551 or send an email requesting a call-back to [email protected].

What happens after you submit your application?

If you are shortlisted, a member of our recruitment team will contact you with details about next steps.

Want to know more? Feel free to contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Call: 02920 541551