who we're looking for

The Outward Bound Trust is a very busy, vibrant charity, that prides itself in offering a refreshing and stimulating work environment. This role will provide full confidential administrative support to the Chief Executive.

your skills

• Discreet and able to maintain sensitive information in an appropriate way.
• Fantastic organisational and planning skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to build effective relationships with key people within and outside of the organisation and inspire confidence.
• Excellent at drafting and processing written correspondence, reports, presentations, and other related documentation using software, such as PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Excel. You’ll also be used to accounting processes.
• Able to maintain records, using your own systems and those that are in place already, particularly the Trustees Portal and SMT records.
• Happy to be accountable, work unsupervised and with your own initiative.
• Able to problem solve and come up with workable/practical alternatives to problems.
• Flexible, and be able to prioritise workload, and work at speed to get things done.

why it's good working here

• • Annual Leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays. Annual leave increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
  • Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance Helpline.
  • Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
  • Employee assistance programme Unum: In the form of an app, with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GP appointments to physio or counselling services.
  • Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
  • Health Cash Plan with Medicash: on application after completion of probation; taxable benefit.
  • Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service.
  • 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
  • Berghaus uniform items provided and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.
  • Staff bursaries: discounted course fees for family members.

Please send an up to date CV and a covering letter explaining the fit to the role to: Sara Renwick sara.renwick@outwardbound.org.uk The names and addresses of two referees should be included, one of which must be from a recent employer.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, 15 May 2023.

The post holder is required to undertake an enhanced disclosure under the Disclosure and Barring Service.