Regional Administrator

About this Role

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 Regional Administrator join our team in the NEU South East region, on a part-time basis for 2 days a week. Applicants are advised that although the regional office is currently based in Ardingly (West Sussex) it is looking to relocate to Haywards Heath.

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 option to work the remaining days at home, and subject to business needs.

In addition to salary, we offer good conditions including 33 days annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a defined benefit pension scheme. Salary and benefits will be pro-rata for part-time applicants.

Further information

Further details can be downloaded from our website at https://neu.org.uk/working-neu where applicants will be able to complete an online application on our recruitment portal. Closing date is mid-day Tuesday 30 September 2025.

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