Administration Officer role at Action for Children
Salary: £23,152 per annum.
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland – Hybrid working 3 days in office/2 days at home.
Contract/Hours: Permanent – 35 hours per week.
* 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
* Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
* Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
* Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
* Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help. Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children? Action for Children is a UK-wide children’s charity. We have been finding stable, loving homes for children who need them, for 150 years.
A bit about the role
In this permanent role of Administration Officer, you will provide an effective, efficient and proactive administrative support service to meet the needs of operational teams to achieve their agreed service objectives.
As an Administration Officer, you’ll be:
* Working collaboratively as part of a team or individually to provide a range of administrative and front of house support tasks utilising organisational policies, procedures and digital systems.
* Retaining current and accurate records of financial transactions, through the input and retrieval of data through information systems.
* Organising and progressing the full range of activities associated with the management and provision of business meetings, ensuring efficient and effective planning, addressing timelines, notifying participants, venue/location (including use of digital technology), refreshments, agenda preparation, minuting and progress chasing agenda items and follow up actions.
* Providing written, verbal and e-correspondence, as directed by management and operational colleagues, ensuring prompt, courteous and appropriate responses.
* Undertaking desktop research on behalf of colleagues and management.
* Producing or supporting the production of presentations, written and financial reports for management.
Let's talk about you
Ideally you will have:
* Experience of working independently to plan and manage your own workload to meet organisational deadlines and shared goals.
* Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 desirable or work-related experience.
* Confident communicator with the ability to deliver and manage basic written and oral communication effectively.
* A high understanding of Microsoft package specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
* Good attention to detail, highly organised and adaptable to accommodate the needs of the service.
Closing date: Monday 20th October 2025. Interviews will be conducted week commencing 27th October 2025.
Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
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