Personal Assistant to the CEO

Volunteer for a startup saving the planet one teddy at a time 🧸Loved Before is a soft toy adoption agency, saving the planet one teddy at a time.

Each year in the UK alone, 8 million soft toys end up in landfill (and growing!). Along with them, the stories and memories shared with them are thrown away and left to rot.

The difficult materials of these toys make them frankly impossible to recycle, and their composition means they take hundreds of years to break down and compose. Along with this, high carbon emissions come from the production of these toys which require immense fossil fuels, not to mention the carbon footprint of this high-demand global supply chain.

As a culture, and quite literally from the moment we are born, we begin to grow our own collection of toys, with most children acquiring far more than they could ever love or play with within the first few years of their life. Charity shops are ill-equipped and overwhelmed, toy brand trends are fuelling over-consumption and the industry is calling for change.

This is why, when I discovered what was going on, I created Loved Before. We are a soft toy adoption agency looking to challenge perceptions of second hand, rebuild the consumer model and change the industry forever. When people are ready to part with their toys, they send them into us (we receive quite literally hundreds every single day). The toys visit our spa for a thorough clean, refresh and repair and are then beautifully packaged along with their bio (often written by their previous owners) before finding their next adventures across the world.

Role (Volunteer, unpaid): Personal Assistant to the CEO

Role Description: We (Loved Before) are looking for a brilliant, warm-hearted Personal Assistant to support our founder and CEO, lovingly known as The Fluffy CEO. This role is about far more than diary management (though that is important too!) - it’s about being a trusted right-hand human at a truly special moment in our journey.

You’ll help keep days running smoothly through calendar organisation, thoughtful email management, and the gentle magic of making sure nothing important slips through the cracks. Alongside this, there will be wonderfully varied, sometimes unexpected tasks - from helping bring ideas to life, to communicating with customers and community members, solving small-but-mighty problems that pop up when you’re building something meaningful and fast-growing.

Loved Before is on a big, slightly wild, deeply heartfelt adventure. What we do has a real emotional impact on families, children, and the planet, and this role sits right at the centre of that mission. We’re looking for someone proactive, kind, hyper-organised, adaptable, and unafraid of a little chaos - someone who finds joy in helping another person do their best work, and who understands that supporting the founder means supporting the entire community and mission we’re building.

If you love purpose-driven work, take pride in being quietly brilliant behind the scenes, and want to be part of something genuinely magical (and occasionally a bit fluffy), this could be a hugely rewarding role with real impact. We'd love to hear from you!Time Commitment: Volunteer 4-6 hours per week for 3-5 months remotely 💻

If you want to make change, apply to volunteer with Loved Before!