Job Role: Part Time Administrator
Location: Weybridge, Surrey (KT13)
Start Date: ASAP
Located : Weybridge, office based role, mon-fri 8.30-2.00pm
About Prax Group:
The Prax Group is a British multinational independent refining, storage, distribution, and sales conglomerate dealing in crude oil, petroleum products and biofuels. Our ability to deliver innovative customer solutions across the world has secured our reputation as a leading presence in the global energy market. Our mission is to conduct business responsibly, placing excellence, integrity, and philanthropy at the heart of everything we do.
The Prax Foundation is currently seeking a talented, proactive and personable Part Time Administrator with a genuine passion for worthy causes to take full responsibility for running Roots. The Administrator must be hands-on and understand the Foundation will take an active role in any venture it decides to embark on.
You will see working for a charity as a vocation rather than a career.
About the charity:
The Prax Foundation, Roots, was formally established as a UK charity in 2010 by the founders of the Prax Group; the name having been inspired by the fact that their roots are in Sri Lanka, and the charity’s first projects are based there. The Prax Group is the main donor to the Foundation. The charity is run on a zero-cost basis, with every dollar that the Group donates going directly to Roots.
The trustees’ objectives are to:
Hostels
The charitable Foundation, which is overseen by the Carmelite Sisters, an order of Catholic nuns, is currently responsible for the welfare of 80 girls (a number that is increasing all the time), at two hostels in Sri Lanka, located in Adampan and Murankan.
Current Initiatives
At present, there are Roots donation boxes in all Harvest Energy filling stations in the United Kingdom. The Prax Group also organizes several fundraising events throughout the year. Historically every Christmas, the teams in the Group’s offices around the world get together to wrap up gifts, which are then sent to Sri Lanka and given to every girl.
Future Initiatives
In 2019, a steering Committee was established to consider the expansion of the Foundation’s projects to other parts of the world (with a particular focus on Africa) and to make the charity more international.
The Key responsibilities in this role will be:
You will have the following experience/qualifications:
The role is based in our offices in Weybridge and offered on a part time basis, Monday to Friday 8.30-2.00pm.