The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Foundation
Administrative Officer
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The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (the Award)
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (the Award) is a Non-Formal Education and Learning framework encouraging young people to find their purpose, place and passion in the world.
In more than 120 countries and territories, our globally recognised accreditation is available to all 14 to 24-year-olds, of all backgrounds, locations, cultures and abilities.
Through the programme, each young person becomes part of something special while developing their own interests, universal skills and life aspirations.
Founded in 1956, the Award highlights the value of Non-Formal Education and Learning. Today there are consistently over a million young people taking part in the Award to believe in the power of their potential, make a difference in their community and take control of their future. The result? Entire generations of innovators and changemakers who are truly world-ready.
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Summary of Role
The Administration function provides high-quality, proactive administrative support across the organisation. Working as part of a small team, the Administration Officer role ensures efficient coordination, accurate record-keeping, and timely administrative processes that enable departments to operate effectively and collaboratively.
The role is designed to be flexible and responsive, supporting multiple teams at any one time and contributing to a resilient centralised administration model.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide proactive administrative support to multiple allocated teams, ensuring effective coordination, organisation, and timely delivery of activities.
- Coordinate diaries, meetings, and events, including preparing agendas, circulating papers, and recording actions and notes as required.
- Act as a professional first point of contact for internal and external administrative enquiries, managing communication efficiently and escalating where appropriate.
- Prepare, collate, and quality-check papers, reports, and presentations for internal meetings, senior leadership and Association forums.
- Maintain accurate and secure records and filing systems in line with organisational policies, data protection, and information governance requirements.
- Use organisational systems effectively and support departmental compliance with internal policies, controls, and procedures.
- Work collaboratively within the Central Administration team to provide cover, balance workloads, and support wider organisational priorities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of administrative processes and ways of working across the or Foundation.
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Closing date
Closing date is 18 September 17.00 BST.
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