Executive Coordinator to CEO and Leadership Team

• Salary: Starting from £42,000 per annum (negotiable depending upon experience)
• Contract: Permanent contract
• Hours: Full time (35hrs per week).
• Location: We are London based (Farringdon). Our staff have the option to work part of the week from home.
• Closing: 09:30am (BST), Wednesday 23^rd April 2025

The Nuffield Foundation is recruiting an Executive Coordinator to work closely with and support our Chief Executive, Leadership Team, Trustees and other members of our governance committees.   

The Nuffield Foundation’s purpose is to advance social well-being and across all our activities we aim to open up opportunities and to improve lives for individuals, families and communities within a just and inclusive society. Our work addresses the inequalities, disadvantage, discrimination and vulnerabilities people face in education, justice and welfare, and considers the social and ethical implications of science and digital technologies. 

The Executive Coordinator will provide administrative support to the Foundation’s CEO and its Leadership Team. It also liaises with the Foundation’s Trustees and other Board and Committee members to ensure the effective operations of the organisation.  

The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a strong work ethic, and excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with a broad range of colleagues and use tact and diplomacy when required. They will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills (including the ability to correspond on behalf of the CEO, draft short papers and take minutes of meetings).   

It is also essential for someone to have highly developed organisation and administrative skills, with the ability to use systems and processes to effectively prioritise, project manage and ensure the effective operations of the Foundation's leadership and governance teams.  

About us

The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance educational opportunity and social well-being.  

We fund research that informs social policy, primarily in Education, Welfare and Justice. We also provide opportunities for young people to develop skills and confidence in science and research.   

We are the founder and co-funder of Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and the Ada Lovelace Institute.  

Further information and how to apply

For further information about the role, please click through to the vacancy listing on our website (via the 'Apply' button above).

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