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Administrative Assistant: Professional and Policy

The Royal Geographical Society
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Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£25,650 - £26,463 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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  • The Royal Geographical Society is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant for the Professional and Policy team, based in South Kensington, London SW7, with a salary range of £25,650-£26,463 per annum depending on experience and qualifications.
  • The role involves providing administrative support, maintaining digital content, and creating monthly newsletters for professional geographers.
  • Candidates should have effective team working and written communication skills, along with a demonstrable interest in contemporary geography and its applications.
  • The position requires successful completion of a three-month probationary period and offers flexible working arrangements, 25 days of annual leave, and various employee benefits.
  • The closing date for applications is 9.30 am on Tuesday, 26 November, with interviews planned for the week of 2 December.

Administrative Assistant: Professional and PolicyContract: Permanent, full-time post (subject to successful completion of a probationary period of three month)Salary range: £25,650-£26,463 per annum, depending on experience and qualificationsBased: South Kensington, London SW7, Hybrid.

About the Role

We are seeking an Administrative Assistant to provide efficient and effective administrative support for the Professional and Policy team.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the application of geography within the workplace and provides an excellent opportunity to work with organisations and professional geographers from a wide range of sectors and roles.

Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with other members of the Professional team, and others across the Society, to ensure the smooth running and successful delivery of events, to maintain and develop digital content, including specific content for LinkedIn and other platforms, and to disseminate this content widely.

The postholder will create newsletters for professional geographers monthly, and produce materials such as case studies for the Society’s website.

Training will be provided where necessary. Effective team working and written communication skills are essential, as is a demonstrable interest in contemporary geography and its professional and policy applications.

About us

Founded in 1830, we are the UK's learned society and professional body for geography. Discover our history and find out how our work and people contribute to the advancement of geography worldwide.

As a charity, learned society and professional body we serve an exceptionally wide range of public and professional audiences, including our 16,000 members. We reach millions of people each year through our work to advance geography and support geographers.

The Society offers professional accreditation to members through Chartered Geographer status.

Benefits

There are a range of benefits at the Society which include the following:

  • 35-hour working week with core working hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm.
  • Flexible working arrangements are available with a mix of office based and home working.
  • 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, plus public bank holidays.
  • Society closure between Christmas and New Year, in addition to the basic annual leave allowance.
  • Pension scheme - 3% employee, 7.5% employer.
  • Group Life Assurance at four-times basic annual salary.
  • Corporate eye care vouchers.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Free 24-hour Employee Assistance helpline with available counselling support.

Closing date: 9.30am on Tuesday 26 November.Interviews are planned to take place in the week of 2 December.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

The Royal Geographical Society is committed to equal opportunities and values diversity in its workforce.

No agencies please.

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