Action for Children
Administrative Officer

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Administrative Officer
Salary: £24,554.91 per annum.
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland – Hybrid working 3 days in office/2 days at home.
Contract/Hours: Permanent – 35 hours per week.
Benefits
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.
- 1 well-being day per year.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles.
- Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages.
- Up to 7% employer pension contribution and life assurance cover.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.
About the Role
In this permanent role of Administrative Officer, you will provide an effective, efficient and proactive administrative support service to meet the needs of operational teams to achieve their agreed service objectives.
How you'll help to create brighter futures
As an Administrative Officer, you’ll be:
- Working collaboratively as part of a team or individually to provide a range of administrative and front of house support tasks utilising organisational policies, procedures and digital systems.
- Retaining current and accurate records of financial transactions, through the input and retrieval of data through information systems.
- Organising and progressing the full range of activities associated with the management and provision of business meetings, ensuring efficient and effective planning, addressing timelines, notifying participants, venue/location (including use of digital technology), refreshments, agenda preparation, minuting and progress chasing agenda items and follow up actions.
- Providing written, verbal and e-correspondence, as directed by management and operational colleagues, ensuring prompt, courteous and appropriate responses.
- Undertaking desktop research on behalf of colleagues and management.
- Producing or supporting the production of presentations, written and financial reports for management.
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Ideally you will have:
- Experience of working independently to plan and manage your own workload to meet organisational deadlines and shared goals, will be essential.
- Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 desirable or work-related experience.
- Confident communicator with the ability to deliver and manage basic written and oral communication effectively.
- A high understanding of Microsoft package specifically Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Good attention to detail, highly organised and adaptable to accommodate the needs of the service.
Application Details
Closing date: Monday 26th October 2026.
Interviews will be conducted week commencing 2nd November 2026 at Action for Children, Loughshore House, 10 Heron Road, Belfast, BT3 9LE.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
To be eligible for this position you must complete an Access NI Basic Disclosure.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to obtaining a position.
A copy of the Access NI Code of Practice can be found here.
Policies on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders & Access NI Disclosure Handing Policy are also available on demand.
Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.


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We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.
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See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits here
AfC Commitment Statement here
Action for Children Northern Ireland Booklet here
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