Administration Assistant

We're looking for a Regional Safeguarding Team Administrator to join our National Safeguarding Team.

The Church of England is continually striving to improve its safeguarding practices. The 2020 report by IICSA on the Church highlighted failures in respect of child sexual abuse and, more broadly, the challenges facing the Church to get safeguarding right.
The Church's aspiration is that safeguarding is not experienced and approached as a matter of administrative compliance. There is, however, still much to be done to keep children and vulnerable adults safe, and to promote their well-being. The Church is a complex collection of different bodies. Most of the safeguarding work is carried out locally within the 42 dioceses and cathedrals in England. This work is supported centrally by a National Safeguarding Team (NST).
The purpose of this role is to support the Regional Safeguarding Team to deliver a high quality and consistent service to all dioceses and cathedrals in England. You will manage operational matters for the regional safeguarding team and facilitate the smooth running of regional safeguarding networks.


Experience of diary, meeting and event administration
Experience producing newsletters and/or maintaining website pages
Highly IT literate and proficient with common applications such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as web-based applications
This is a 12 month fixed term contract
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

Interviews will be held in January 2026.

A salary of £34,801 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
~ We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
~ We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption Leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
~ Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
~ Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
~ Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abbey with a plus-one guest.
~ Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
~ Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.


ABOUT NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS
The National Church Institutions comprises a wide variety of teams, professions and functions that support the mission and ministries of the Church of England in its vision to be a church, centred on Jesus Christ, for the whole nation - a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder.


Our Belonging and Inclusion Strategy aims for everyone in the National Church Institutions (NCIs) to feel that they belong, and are valued for who they are and what they contribute. Living out our values in all that we do, we:
We believe our commitment to belonging and inclusion fuels our progress and drives us forward. Experience of diary, meeting and event administration
* Experience producing newsletters and/or maintaining website pages
Highly IT literate and proficient with common applications such as Microsoft Teams,
Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint as well as web-based applications (such as Asana,
Zoom, SmartSurvey) and ability to learn new software quickly
* Able to analyse data and identify key themes
* Commitment to contributing to the protection of children and vulnerable adults
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