Harrow School
PA and Office Administrator (Maternity Cover) at Harrow School
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Job Reference # EDV/2026/HS/49620
Location
5 High Street, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Greater London, HA1 3HP
Contract Type
Maternity Cover
Contract Term
Full-Time
Salary
Please contact the Recruitment Team for salary details
Hours Per Week
40
Closing Date
Midnight, Sat 31st Oct, 2026
Positions Available
1
About This Role
Contract summary:
- Contract length: Temporary to cover maternity leave, commencing end of January/beginning of February
- Working weeks: Full time, all year round
- Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09.00 – 17.00
- Salary: Please contact the recruitment team for salary information.
The role:
This role is a PA and Office Administrator to the CEO and co-Directors of Harrow School Development. It is a varied and busy position, providing a full administrative and secretarial service to the directors, overseeing the smooth running of the office and supporting the organisation of activities and events that raise donations for the School. This is an opportunity for involvement at the heart of the School’s business in a busy, challenging and continuously changing environment, and a unique insight into the life of our vibrant and historic School. For more information please review the job description attached as a separate document to this advertisement.
The skills:
This role will suit a candidate with first-class administrative skills and previous experience as a PA. The directors will rely on you to utilise your good judgement, discretion and initiative to deal with enquiries effectively, referring issues swiftly to the correct staff member for an efficient response. Your solid experience in a busy office and will allow you to manage multiple tasks with short deadlines to ensure that colleagues, senior staff members and high-net-worth individuals are assured of a good service. The experience you have of organising events with attention to detail will be very useful as will your experience of handling financial information with precision. Your strong written and verbal communication skills and tactful, approachable manner will enable you to build strong professional relationships throughout the School.
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The Benefits Include
- free lunch
- free parking
- automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme
- use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
- subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
The environment:
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, northwest London, and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding houses. Harrow School Development is the highly successful fundraising arm of Harrow School. It raises funds for the advancement of the education of pupils at the School such as new School buildings, bursaries and scholarships, and other charitable purposes as the Trustees may declare.
Applications will be processed as they are received and interviews may take place before the closing date, so early application is recommended.
Equality, diversity and inclusion:
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
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Safeguarding Statement:
Harrow School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding and Child Protection policies and procedures at all times. In the event of a successful application, candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including, but not limited to, reference checks with past employers, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including Children’s Barred List information) and prohibition checks. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all convictions and cautions, reprimands and final warnings (including those which would normally be considered as “spent” under the Act) must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position at the Harrow School. Please refer to the School's Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy for more details.
Related Documents:
- PA And Office Administrator Job Description.pdf
- Declaration Of Previous Convictions.pdf
- ICT Acceptable Use Policy 2025.pdf
- Job Applicant Privacy Notice 2025.pdf
- Recruitment Selection And Disclosure Policy.pdf
Contact Details
Recruitment Team
020 8872 8000
recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk
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