Divisional Corps Administrator in Cambridge

Please note: In regards to location, this role will be covering and supporting various Salvation Army locations within Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, therefore travel will be required across these sites.

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Closing Date: Sunday, 15 Feb 2026

Job Summary: One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations have an exciting opportunity for a Divisional Corps Administrator. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, professional, and dynamic. The role will support various Salvation Army locations within Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and will provide a wide range of administrative support to two or more Corps (Churches). This will enhance the smooth running of the Corps and release Corps Officers (Church Leaders) to focus on delivering mission and provision of pastoral care as well as supporting Corps who have no leader in appointment for a period of time. Travel within work time will be required with mileage payments for this provided.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide a professional, timely and comprehensive admin support service to Corps Officers and Local Officers as needed.
• Create and maintain essential corps records, including corps and community accounts, processing invoices and banking cash where necessary.
• Manage stock levels and order appropriate resources, keeping inventories up to date.
• Ensuring incoming mail is responded to and actioned correctly and in a timely manner.
• Support the administration of the recruitment of volunteers making sure all appropriate paperwork and checks are in place.
• To set dates, provide agendas and take minutes of meetings, making sure they are distributed to the appropriate people in a timely manner.

Successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working successfully in a similar job role within a busy and varied work environment.
• Experience of drafting documents, booking meetings, collecting, and inputting data, managing email inboxes, acknowledging, and responding to general queries, and processing documents.
• Good communication skills (both written and verbal), interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to develop successful and collaborative working relationships.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks effectively to ensure quality standards and time scales with minimal supervision.
• Educated to NVQ level 2 with 5 GCSE (A-C) or equivalent experience.
• The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with and promote The Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission.
• Ability to travel around the Division is needed holding a current and valid UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments. In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting. Appointment subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK and a Full and valid UK Driving Licence.

For details of how to prove your right to work in the UK please click here and please note that we are unable to offer sponsorship. Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration. We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications. Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Benefits: 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro rata for part-time), a contributory pension scheme; an employee assistance programme.