Personal Assistant to Head of Activist Engagement

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.

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 manage the departmental event schedule, prepare responses to correspondence from internal and external stakeholders, and liaise with colleagues across the organisation. We'll look to you to support the smooth running of the Activism Engagement Team.

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.

What we offer you

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, along with 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.

Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home, with at least 40% spent working in person.

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.

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.