Education Administrative Officer

Church of England; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

Church of England’s Diocese of Exeter Education Team seeks an experienced administrator to provide clerking, governance support and efficient admin services. The role involves ensuring governance compliance, facilitating communications with schools, academies and stakeholders, and managing information and data with a collaborative, multi-agency approach.

The post offers 0.6 FTE part-time hours (21.75 per week) with some home working, based at the Old Deanery Exeter, with occasional travel across

Qualifications

• Experience in education governance or clerking preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
• Proficiency in information and data management.

Responsibilities

• Provide clerking and governance support to the Education Team.
• Ensure compliance with governance legislation and best practices.
• Communicate with schools, academies and stakeholders to support governance and admin processes.
• Develop and implement Education Services processes, procedures and policies.
• Maintain clear written and oral communication within the team and with board members.
• Manage information and data across systems; support multi-agency collaboration.

Skills

Clerking

Governance

Administrative skills

Communication

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to work within the Diocese of Exeter’s Education Team to provide an efficient and effective administrative, organisational, and clerking support service that promotes effective internal governance and communication internally and externally with schools, academies, and stakeholders.

The Education Administrative Officer role requires a high degree of proficiency across the domains of:

• Provision of a clerking service.
• Compliance with governance legislation and good governance practice.
• Communication with the team and board members to enable effective support, guidance, and administrative functions. Education Services processes, procedures, and policy development.
• Written and oral communications.
• Information and data management.
• Multi agency team working and relationship building.

The Education Administrative Officer will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service in connection with this role.

The normal place of work will be the diocesan offices in the Old Deanery, The Cloisters, Exeter, EX1 1HS with the possibility of some home working. There is the expectation of occasional travel throughout the county of Devon (including Plymouth and Torbay). For an informal conversation about this role please contact Susan Lockwood, Director of Education ([e-mail]).

• Salary - £15,000.00 - £16,699.20 - 0.6 FTE per annum (£25,000.00 – £27,832.00 (1.0 FTE) depending on experience
• Hours – Part-time 21.75 hours per week
• Closing date for applications is Sunday 25th October 2026
• Interviews will be held on Tuesday 3rd November 2026