Administrative Assistant

Based in the NEU Yorkshire and Humber region (Doncaster DN1 3NJ)

Permanent, part-time (0.4 FTE – Mondays and Tuesdays)

Commencing salary £26,407 per annum plus £1,188 lunch allowance (pro-rata for part-time)

The National Education Union is a force for change in the world of education, bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK.

We are now seeking to recruit a Clerical Administrative Assistant on a permanent basis to join our team in the Yorkshire and Humber region, in Nottingham. This is an exciting opportunity to be a crucial part of the team in National Education Union in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

The successful candidate will join a small, busy team dealing with telephone and email enquiries, providing secretarial and administrative support for the professional staff, including a solicitor, and administering and servicing meetings, training courses and events.

They will also need to have good typing speeds and skills in using a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, as well as being able to use and maintain office database systems.

The tasks required will include arranging and preparing for a variety of meetings, courses and events, maintaining databases, producing and processing correspondence and statistics and dealing with telephone and email enquiries.

We are looking for applicants who can work flexibly as part of a team with good organisational skills, who are able to prioritise, to work under pressure and at times to use their own initiative. The ability to deal with telephone calls in a confident and professional manner is essential.

Prospective applicants are also advised that your normal place of work will be the NEU office specified in this advert and that the NEU operates ‘Blended Working Arrangements’ for office-based staff, which means you will typically need to be based in the designated NEU office for 3 to 4 days a week (based on a full-time contract), with the remaining days based at home, and subject to business needs.

In addition to salary, we offer good conditions including a non-superannuable luncheon allowance currently set at £1188, 33 days annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a defined benefit pension scheme. Salary and benefits are pro-rata for part-time applicants.

Further details can be downloaded from our website where applicants will be able to complete an online application on our recruitment portal. Closing date is mid-day Tuesday 6 June 2023.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 14 per week

Salary: £26,407.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Doncaster, DN1 3NJ

Reference ID: 450