Administrative Assistant

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 an Administrative Assistant (maternity leave cover, working 3 days per week: Wednesday to Friday) to join our Legal Strategy and Advice department based in Hamilton House.

Working as part of a small team, you will provide a range of detailed, administrative, financial and clerical support, including work of an experienced legal secretary nature to the Head of Legal Strategy & Advice and Solicitors and Legal Executives of the Personal Injury Unit. You will also co-operate and liaise with other departments of the Union including finance, the sales team, HR, the regional offices and others as may be necessary.

To be effective in this role you will need to have good administrative and office skills, being able to deal with sensitive and confidential matters, using your initiative and exercising judgement within the level commensurate to the role.

You 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.

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 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 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 Monday 15 September 2025.

THE UNION IS FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNIES IN ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICE