Overview
Executive Assistant and HR Manager
Employer
The JCB Academy
Location
The JCB Academy, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Salary
£30,472 - £40,267
Closing date
22 Sep 2025
Sector
Education
Job Type
Executive officers, Schools / Academies - Leadership Roles, Other- Leadership
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Term time
Hours
Full-Time
Responsibilities
* Provide executive assistance and HR management support to the academy, including organising/supporting meetings and producing high-quality minutes.
* Liaise with stakeholders at all levels, including parents/carers, staff, trustees and employer partners, ensuring a high level of confidentiality at all times.
* Demonstrate outstanding time management and prioritisation to meet deadlines and support the academy's vision of developing engineers and business leaders of the future.
* Work towards or possess recent experience in HR, with an understanding that an HR qualification is not essential.
Qualifications and Experience
* Extensive knowledge and experience of the Executive Assistant role and administrative skills.
* Ability to organise/support meetings and produce high-quality minutes.
* Effective communicator with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
* Strong confidentiality and discretion in handling information.
* HR qualification is not essential; willingness to work towards this or have recent HR experience.
Benefits
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Access to JCB’s dental scheme
* Free access to the academy gym
* Free on-site parking
* Relocation Assistance Scheme (details available from HR)
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; shortlisted candidates will be required to complete a criminal record self-declaration. Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check which will include a check of the Children's Barred List.
Company
The JCB Academy is innovative, unique and unlike any other school, with learners from Y9 to Sixth Form and providing Intermediate (level 2) and Advanced (level 3) apprenticeship programmes. We also deliver an Engineering T-level and collaborate with partners such as Bosch Rexroth, Harper Adams University, JCB, Rolls-Royce and Toyota Motor Manufacturing to embed real industrial practice in the curriculum. The academy offers career development opportunities, CPD, and links to industry and higher education.
Company info
Telephone
01889 506100
Location
Mill Street
Rocester
Staffordshire
ST14 5JX
GB
Due to the retirement of the current postholder, we are seeking a confident, highly organised and self-motivated individual with enthusiasm and drive to join us as Executive Assistant and HR Manager in January 2026. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge and experience of the role of Executive Assistant, possess strong administrative skills and be able to organise/support meetings and produce high quality minutes. An effective communicator, you will have the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels, including parents/carers, staff, trustees and employer partners, maintaining a high level of confidentiality at all times. Outstanding time management and prioritisation skills are essential to ensure deadlines are met and you must be prepared to go the extra mile to support the academy's vision of changing lives by developing the engineers and business leaders of the future. Whilst an HR qualification is not essential, you will need to either be working towards this or have recent experience working within an HR Team.
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