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Secretariat Administrator
Vacancy Reference 10020515
Vacancy Introduction
Come and join our team!
We’re looking for a talented and motivated Secretariat Administrator to join our Secretariat team at Head Office. This new role will provide vital administrative support to ensure outstanding governance and help drive forward our community programmes.
Want to know more? Take a look at our job description for the role here.
Our working patterns are non-contractual. Any advertised working pattern represents the normal working pattern for the role at time of advertisement and may be subject to change.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting our Secretariat Officer with compliance duties, corporate filings, and maintaining accurate records.
- Assisting our Community Support Lead with the planning and co-ordination of community initiatives.
- Providing diary, meeting, and event support to our Society Secretary and Deputy Secretary.
- Gathering and analysing data from programme activities and ensuring our records are audit-ready.
This is a varied role that will allow you to contribute to both governance excellence and community impact, working closely with colleagues and partners.
The person we are looking for
You’ll have proven administration experience and be confident managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (particularly Excel, Outlook and Word) are essential. Experience in compliance, community initiatives, or supporting senior leaders would be an advantage, but most importantly, we’re looking for someone proactive, adaptable, and eager to make a difference.
Perks of the job
At the East of England Co-op, we strive to be the best place to work. We invest in our colleagues to help them to progress in their careers and achieve their full potential. How do we do this?
- Competitive rates of pay
- 20% discount in our food stores, along with other discounts across our family of businesses
- 22 days holiday (plus bank holiday entitlement) which increases with service
- 5% employer pension contribution
- Death in service benefit
- Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements*
- Opportunities to grow, with award-winning training and apprenticeship programmes
- Great discounts, deals, and cashback across over 900 high street and online retailers
- Financial wellbeing support, including Wagestream®
- Access to Cycle To Work, Rental Deposit Scheme, and SmartTech (after a qualifying period)
- Employee Recognition Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Free remote GP service, available 24/7, including prescription, fitness, nutrition, and counselling services
- Employee Assistance Programme
Check out the detail of all our colleague benefits here.
We recognise the challenges people face trying to balance commitments both in and out of the workplace - perhaps studying, caring commitments, or other employment. We therefore aim to be as flexible as possible, to create shift patterns that work for both our co-op and our colleagues.
* Enhanced on statutory terms, subject to service criteria.
