About the Role
Co-op Academies Trust is looking for a proactive and highly organised Trust Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative and coordination support to our Central Team, including the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Based at our central office at 1 Angel Square, you will ensure our central operations run with professional excellence, directly supporting our academies across the Trust.
Key Responsibilities
- Executive Coordination & Logistics: Manage complex calendars for the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), keep executive leadership informed of key milestones, and manage travel and accommodation bookings.
- Facility Management: Lead the booking, preparation, and tech setup for meeting rooms at 1 Angel Square and regional hubs. Oversee desk bookings, visitor handling, post, phone systems, and ID pass issuance.
- Event & Training Support: Assist in organising training programmes, workshops, and CPD events hosted by the PDI. Coordinate event logistics, trainer resources, and on-the-day guest hospitality and IT troubleshooting.
- Governance & Digital Events: Lead technical setups for Google Meet Trust-wide meetings ("Central Hangouts"). Take precise minutes at high-level meetings, track action items, and collate briefing packs for Board and SLT meetings.
- Recruitment Administration: Coordinate end-to-end Central team recruitment up to conditional offer, including advertising vacancies, shortlisting support, pre-employment checks, scheduling interviews and facilitating interview days
Please note, this is on office based role. Part-time hours may be considered.
Why us?
All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.
Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.
Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.
Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.
Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.
Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.
Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.
Our Values
Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:
- Succeed together
- Do what matters most
- Be yourself, always
- Show you care
So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!
We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:
Benefits include:
Our employee benefits package:
- You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
- Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
- Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
- Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
- Co-op Funeralcare benefit
- Season ticket and rental deposit loans
And More!
For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk
Safeguarding & Equal Opportunities
Co-op Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals regardless of background.