At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive communications and admin across two regional hubs, connecting with early years settings and local authorities.
- Company: Join NEAT Academy Trust, a dynamic organisation dedicated to transforming young lives in North East communities.
- Benefits: Enjoy professional development, flexible working, and discounts at national retailers.
- Other info: Full-time role with opportunities for career growth until March 2028.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in education while working in a supportive and innovative team.
- Qualifications: Experience in admin, marketing, or project coordination, ideally in education or non-profit sectors.
The predicted salary is between 31043 - 37941 £ per year.
About the role
NEAT Academy Trust is seeking an organised, proactive, and creative Communications and Administration Manager to drive operations across our two regional hubs: Tyneside Early Years Practice Hub (0.7 FTE) and Newcastle Research School (0.3 FTE).
Our Tyneside Early Years Practice Hub is a Df E-designated regional hub working directly with early years settings, local authorities, and childminders to share evidence-based best practices, build peer networks, and improve outcomes for young children.
Newcastle Research School, part of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Research Schools Network, takes a role in supporting a school-led system as part of a dynamic network across the country.
Our aim is to help improve the quality of teaching by getting more teachers to use academic research in ways that make a difference in the classroom.
At the heart of our Trust is a mission to nurture, educate, achieve, and transform the lives of all young people within our North East communities.
By joining us, you will become part of an exciting, innovative organisation aligned by this shared purpose.
We are a welcoming, friendly, and committed team of colleagues.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute regional strategies to connect with Private, Voluntary, and Independent (PVI) settings, childminders, and local authority teams.
- Manage websites, social media, and newsletters while ensuring strict adherence to Df E and EEF branding.
- Oversee administrative logistics for CPD programmes, webinars, and conferences.
- Maintain GDPR-compliant tracking systems, perform data assurance checks against Df E funding guidelines, monitor attendance trends, and reconcile financial logs against grant codes.
- Broad, generalist understanding of Multi Academy Trusts or educational settings.
- Ongoing commitment to professional development.
- Experience in a professional administrative, marketing, or project coordination role-ideally within the wider education, local authority, non-profit, or training sector.
- Experience using digital communication platforms (e. g., Mailchimp, Canva, website CMS, and video conferencing tools like Zoom/Teams).
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy.
- This role is full time, full year and fixed term to March 2028. Job share arrangements would be considered.
What we offer
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured - the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
- Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
- Opportunities for flexible working.
Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.
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Communications and Administration Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Neat Academy Trust
As an HR Business Partner within our North East Academy Trust, you will join a dynamic and supportive team dedicated to transforming the lives of young people. We offer competitive pay, a generous Local Government Pension Scheme, and ample opportunities for professional development in a collaborative work culture that values innovation and commitment to our mission. This role not only allows you to make a meaningful impact across multiple schools but also fosters your growth as a trusted advisor to senior leaders in a nurturing environment.
