Regional Community Admin Assistant - East

Coeliac UK currently has an exciting opportunity for a Admin Support and Assistant, tojoin our team in High Wycombe, with the option to regularly work from home by agreement with your line manager. You will join us on a part time, temporary 12 months contract . In return you will receive a competitive salary of £12,000 - £14,000 per annum.

For over 50 years Coeliac UK has been helping people with coeliac disease and other gluten related conditions live happier, healthier lives. Striving for better gluten free food in more places, providing independent, trustworthy advice and support to the gluten free community, and funding crucial research to not only manage the impacts of gluten, but also find the answers to coeliac disease.

The Admin Support and Assistant role:

An interesting and varied role. Employed by Coeliac UK to provide administrative support for the International Society for the Study of Celiac Disease (ISSCD) and assistance to the ISSCD Board, the Executive Officer and the ISSCD committees.

The general objective of the ISSCD is to promote scientific knowledge, education and quality of care in the field of coeliac disease and gluten-mediated human diseases in general and everything related or conducive to this in the broadest sense.

Coeliac UK supports the work of the ISSCD as objectives are aligned.

Key responsibilities of the Admin Support and Assistant:

• Processing new ISSCD Membership applications and update the ISSCD membership database
• Drafting copies for the ISSCD members’ e-newsletter and other communications
• Preparing the ISSCD email schedule working with the Executive Officer and the ISSCD’s support agency based in the Netherlands
• Monitoring the ISSCD generic email accounts and respond accordingly
• Arranging ISSCD meetings
• Preparing agendas and papers for ISSCD Board meetings
• Drafting minutes of ISSCD meetings
• Providing admin support to the ISSCD committees as required
• Assisting with filing and record keeping of ISSCD activities and key documents

Essential experience, skills and knowledge required for the Admin Support and Assistant role:

• Positive and confident
• People person
• Proactive and flexible approach
• Strong team player
• Unflappable, ‘can do’ attitude
• Educated to GCSE standard including Grade C or above in Maths and English
• Confident speller with good command of the English language
• Self-motivated and able to work without close supervision, once provided with guidance
• Knowledge and understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Familiar with the different social media channels and creating posts for engagement, desired but not essential
• CRM and website content management experience desired but not essential.
• Competent use of Microsoft 365; Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• On occasions willing to work outside usual hours to accommodate international meetings (different time zones)

If you would like to be considered as our Admin Support and Assistant, please apply now with your CV and cover letter. For your application to be considered, please combine your covering letter and CV into a single document for uploading purposes. We’d love to hear from you!