diff --git a/breccia_mapper/settings.py b/breccia_mapper/settings.py
index 9a3edb3..2c74594 100644
--- a/breccia_mapper/settings.py
+++ b/breccia_mapper/settings.py
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ SETTINGS_EXPORT = [
     'GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY',
 ]
 
-PARENT_PROJECT_NAME = config('PARENT_PROJECT_NAME', default='Parent Project Name')
+PARENT_PROJECT_NAME = config('PARENT_PROJECT_NAME',
+                             default='Parent Project Name')
 PROJECT_LONG_NAME = config('PROJECT_LONG_NAME', default='Project Long Name')
 PROJECT_SHORT_NAME = config('PROJECT_SHORT_NAME', default='shortname')
 
@@ -340,16 +341,23 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 # Admin panel variables
 
-CONSTANCE_CONFIG = collections.OrderedDict([
-    ('NOTICE_TEXT',
-     ('',
-      'Text to be displayed in a notice banner at the top of every page.')),
-    ('NOTICE_CLASS', ('alert-warning',
-                      'CSS class to use for background of notice banner.')),
-    ('CONSENT_TEXT',
-     ('This is template consent text and should have been replaced. Please contact an admin.',
-      'Text to be displayed to ask for consent for data collection.'))
-])
+CONSTANCE_CONFIG = {
+    'NOTICE_TEXT': (
+        '',
+        'Text to be displayed in a notice banner at the top of every page.'),
+    'NOTICE_CLASS': (
+        'alert-warning',
+        'CSS class to use for background of notice banner.'),
+    'CONSENT_TEXT': (
+        'This is template consent text and should have been replaced. Please contact an admin.',
+        'Text to be displayed to ask for consent for data collection.'),
+    'PERSON_LIST_HELP': (
+        '',
+        'Help text to display at the top of the people list.'),
+    'ORGANISATION_LIST_HELP': (
+        '',
+        'Help text to display at the top of the organisaton list.'),
+}  # yapf: disable
 
 CONSTANCE_CONFIG_FIELDSETS = {
     'Notice Banner': (
@@ -357,17 +365,16 @@ CONSTANCE_CONFIG_FIELDSETS = {
         'NOTICE_CLASS',
     ),
     'Data Collection': ('CONSENT_TEXT', ),
+    'Help Text': ('PERSON_LIST_HELP', 'ORGANISATION_LIST_HELP'),
 }
 
 CONSTANCE_BACKEND = 'constance.backends.database.DatabaseBackend'
 
-
 # Django Hijack settings
 # See https://django-hijack.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
 
 HIJACK_USE_BOOTSTRAP = True
 
-
 # Bootstrap settings
 # See https://django-bootstrap4.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings.html
 
diff --git a/people/templates/people/organisation/list.html b/people/templates/people/organisation/list.html
index 03ba938..b0dfc24 100644
--- a/people/templates/people/organisation/list.html
+++ b/people/templates/people/organisation/list.html
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
     <a class="btn btn-success"
         href="{% url 'people:organisation.create' %}">New Organisation</a>
 
+    {% with config.ORGANISATION_LIST_HELP as help_text %}
+        {% if help_text %}
+            <div class="alert alert-info mt-3 pb-0">
+                {{ help_text|linebreaks }}
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endwith %}
+
     <table class="table table-borderless">
         <tbody>
             {% for country, organisations in orgs_by_country.items %}
diff --git a/people/templates/people/person/list.html b/people/templates/people/person/list.html
index bca5628..77502bd 100644
--- a/people/templates/people/person/list.html
+++ b/people/templates/people/person/list.html
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@
     <a class="btn btn-success"
         href="{% url 'people:person.create' %}">New Person</a>
 
+    {% with config.PERSON_LIST_HELP as help_text %}
+        {% if help_text %}
+            <div class="alert alert-info mt-3 pb-0">
+                {{ help_text|linebreaks }}
+            </div>
+        {% endif %}
+    {% endwith %}
+
     <table class="table table-borderless">
         <thead>
             <tr>