Personal Assistant to Head of Activist Engagement - RCN02662
Administration | RCN UK HQ with hybrid working | £41,799 - pro rata (including inner London weighting of £5094)
Contract type: Permanent
Personal Assistant
RCN UK HQ with hybrid working, 21 hours per week, permanent contract.
Salary range per annum £36,705 – £41,466 pro rata* plus London Weighting of £5,094 per annum pro rata if applicable
There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As Personal Assistant to the Head of Activist Engagement you’ll use your positive attitude and highly developed skills to deliver outstanding support to the Associate Director and their senior team.
You will excel in finding new ways to support the Head of Activist Engagement and developing systems to ensure effective management of the Activist Engagement Team. You will get involved in anything from managing the departmental event schedule, preparing responses to correspondence from internal and external stakeholders and liaising with colleagues right across the organisation. We'll look to you to support the smooth running of the Activism Engagement Team. It's a great way to build on your skills and experience and develop your potential.
You’ll need exceptional interpersonal and administration skills. You will have the ability to foster strong professional relationships and encourage close collaboration between departments. You will have a strong record of time management, understanding of budget processes and an awareness of the principles of sound agenda drafting and minute taking.
You'll be efficient, accurate and show a real focus on delivering for RCN members in all you do.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after your customers. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
There may be further flexibility to the locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative office locations are available.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact George Woods, Associate Director of the Activism Academy via email at George.Woods@rcn.org.uk.
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 26 March 2025
Closing date: 23 April 2025
If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.
Assessment & interview date: To be confirmed
Interview date:
Contracted hours: 21