Training and Conferences Officer

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week; usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00 – flexibility required to support out-of-hours training and events)

Salary: £29,000 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme

The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues. In April 2019, the Centre opened its new Centre of Excellence located in King’s Cross.

The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

We are looking for an efficient, hardworking and proactive Training and Conferences Officer to work as part of a small team to help administer and coordinate these training events. They will need to operate with autonomy, show excellent people skills and work effectively with our Course Tutors to ensure successful delivery of our trainings and conferences.

This opportunity would suit a candidate with strong administration experience in a similar setting who is looking for a step up in their career. We are seeking a strong Administrator/Coordinator who has experience of working in a busy office environment as well as facilitating online delivery within an events or not-for-profit organisation. We would also consider a self-motivated, focussed individual with a strong interest in developing a career within the events or voluntary sector.

The Training and Conferences team are incredibly motivated and supportive of each other and the work they achieve to address mental health. They pride themselves in being collaborative and the team culture is centred around reflecting wellbeing, diversity and a commitment to creating an inclusive working environment. There will be opportunities to develop valuable project and administrative skills and work across teams in the Education and Training Division.

The post-holder will be home-based with currently one day per week based at our London office in King’s Cross (Anna Freud Centre, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH), although this is under review at present. The Centre is moving to a hybrid model of work, and from January 2022 staff will be required to attend in person for up to 40% of their working hours.

Please email Recruitment@annafreud.org if you require assistance or experience difficulties in applying. Please note all our posts require candidates to have the Right to Work in the UK at the time of applying and we do not hold a sponsorship licence.

Contract duration

Fixed-term, 12 months in the first instance.

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Friday 29 October 2021.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Wednesday 3 November 2021.

Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.

Interviews

Interviews will be held in the week commencing 8 November 2021.

How to apply

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Please also refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification attached below for further information on the role.

We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.