Business Administration and Operations Assistant
Net Academies Trust, Harlow, CM18 7HT25 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
29 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,762.64 Annually (Actual) Scale 2 pt 3 FTE £25,525 (including fringe allowance)
Business Administration and Operations Assistant job summary
Business Administration and Operations Assistant
Vacancy: Business Administration and Operations Assistant
Contract type: Fixed-term contract from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027
Salary: £25,525 per annum (FTE)
Working pattern: 37 hours per week, term time plus insets plus 2 weeks
Start your career in Business Administration
Are you looking to build a career or gain work experience in education, business administration and operations?
We are seeking a motivated and organised Business Administration and Operations Assistant to join the central services team at NET Academies Trust for a fixed-term period of one year.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transferable skills, who is keen to gain broad experience across HR, recruitment, operations, administration and digital transformation.
You’ll play an important role in supporting the smooth running of our Trust and schools, while developing valuable professional skills and insight into how education organisations operate.
About the role
Working as part of our central services team, you will:
- Provide high-quality administrative and operational support to the Trust and its schools
- Support HR and recruitment processes, including onboarding of new staff
- Help improve systems and processes to increase efficiency and consistency
- Contribute to the Trust’s digital transformation, supporting effective use of technology and communication tools
- Provide flexible support across schools, including occasional on-site administrative cover where needed
You will also gain exposure to a wide range of activities, including supporting senior leaders, coordinating meetings and assisting procurement processes.
This role involves working 37 hours per week over 41 weeks of the year, to be worked during term time, on inset days and with the remainder of the days worked in school holidays
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Is interested in developing a career in education, operations, HR or business administration;
- Is flexible and proactive and willing to learn
- Has strong organisational skills and attention to detail;
- Is able to communicate clearly in writing and face to face.
About us
NET Academies Trust offers a unique change to be part of a friendly and supportive team. We are a cluster of nine schools based in Harlow and Waltham Abbey, and our staff work collaboratively to achieve high standards and to achieve the best possible outcomes for children. At NET Academies Trust we believe in the future development of our staff and are committed to helping our staff learn, develop and build their careers.
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
NET Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the Safer Recruitment process all shortlisted applicants will be subject to social media checks. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Net Academies Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Website
- Net Academies Trust website
Welcome to NET Academies Trust. We are a DfE approved sponsor of six primary schools in Essex. As a team of schools we work together to promote and lead innovative practice in order to raise educational outcomes for all children- shaping futures.
We are as ambitious for the staff as we are for the children in our schools; providing excellent opportunities for continued professional development and staff wellbeing. We believe that partnerships and collaboration to share best practice are the key to meeting the challenge of raising pupil attainment. We are proud of the commitment within our schools, being acknowledged through national awards (TES Employer of the Year 2018, Place2Be Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Award 2019).
The Trust provides an effective structure of shared central services, to enable our schools to focus on teaching and learning. This achieves real benefits from school-to-school collaboration and ensuring our schools receive the support they need.
Our culture of ‘children first, people first’ creates effective teamwork and continual improvement. We are passionate about inclusion for both children and staff.
We share our learning with the wider community and take a system leader approach to help improve education beyond our own network. We encourage an outward facing approach with all of our schools, fostering a balance of autonomy and collaboration.
Jo Coton, Chief Executive
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