Project Administrator - RCN02587
Administration | Up to two locations available with hybrid working see advert | £34,092 (including inner London weighting of £5094)
Internal candidates only
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Project Administrator (Fair Pay for Nursing)
RCN UK HQ, London or RCN Northern Office working in accordance with the RCN hybrid working policy
35 hours per week, fixed term contract / secondment opportunity, 4 months initially (cover of the substantive postholder)
Salary range per annum: £28,998 to £32,736*
There may be further flexibility to the locations advertised. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss if alternative office locations are available. There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.
We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.
As a project administrator, you’ll use your positive attitude and your knowledge of supporting and coordinating the delivery of high-quality work programmes to work directly on improving and enhancing nursing pay for our members.
The Administrator provides a comprehensive administrative and business support service to the programmes of work being delivered through the Fair Pay for Nursing programme as well as the wider Employment Relations Directorate, including supporting the programme’s Senior Responsible Officer group and Delivery group. The role requires collaboration with members, internal teams and external stakeholders, as well as key skills in organisation, documentation, and project administration.
In this varied role every day will be filled with possibilities. You will get involved in anything from supporting the delivery of programmes of work relating to pay, terms and conditions, to supporting the senior staff with administration duties. We'll look to you to support key programme delivery through administration support for meetings, projects, travel booking and diary support. It's a great way to build on your skills and experience and develop your potential.
To join us you’ll need clear communication skills, ability to navigate online booking systems, and experience in project administration including keeping action logs up to date.
You’ll be expected to work collaboratively with the Fair Pay for Nursing programme team and the wider Employment Relations Directorate, raising issues where you see them and sharing experiences to help improve processes. Ideally, you will hold a background in a relevant area such as project support or administration. Whatever your background, you'll be efficient and accurate and show a real customer focus in all you do.
To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.
What we offer you
We expect you to look after our members. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages.
*We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.
We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.
Our selection process
Please click the ‘apply now’ button to submit a CV and answer the supporting questions online, demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is simple with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.
We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.
Equal opportunities for everyone
Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.
As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Contact details
For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Dawn Elliott; Employment Relations Programme Manager (Fair Pay for Nursing) on 0115 8507639 or dawn.elliott@rcn.org.uk
For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk
Opening date: 29 November 2024
Closing date: 11.59pm on 8 December 2024
Interview date: Thursday 19 December 2024
Interview date: 19/12/2024
Contracted hours: 35