Database Administrator

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 35 hours
Location: London
Starting salary: £50,966 - £59,121 per annum (including London Weighting)
Closing date: 9 March 2025
Expected date of interviews: TBC
Job ref: VA733

Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Database Administrator to join our central services team to support Freedom from Torture's future database capacity and optimisation.

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Database Administrator (DBA) to join our central services team. The DBA role supports Freedom from Torture's (FfT's) data security, integrity, and functions. FfT's primary data systems include client (patient) data records and fundraising and engagement data as well as HR records. You will work closely with our clinical and fundraising teams to understand their needs and provide the technical expertise and solutions that enhance their operations.

About you

You will be an experienced DBA with advanced SQL skills, including performance tuning and optimization, and experience in using database monitoring and performance tools. You will also have expertise in cloud technologies. You will have the ability to work collaboratively across departments, with the ability to explain technical concepts in a clear and accessible manner. Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects are essential.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement and a 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).

Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality. Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range, but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £50,966 - £59,121.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click here.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account, and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up-to-date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.