PA and Office Administrator (Maternity Cover)

ISC group; Greater London; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch

Free parking

Pension scheme enrolment

Sports facilities access

Club membership

Job summary

Harrow School Development is seeking a proactive PA and Office Administrator to support the CEO and co-Directors. The role combines executive secretarial duties with office management, ensuring smooth operations, diary management, correspondence and event logistics for donor activities.

You will work in a fast-paced, confidential environment at Harrow on the Hill, delivering high‑quality administrative support, handling enquiries, coordinating with senior staff and contributing to fundraising

Qualifications

• PA experience and administrative capability to support senior leaders.
• Experience managing busy office operations with multiple requests.
• Strong written and verbal communication with tact and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive secretarial support to the CEO and co-Directors.
• Oversee office operations, calendars and correspondence; coordinate events.
• Support fundraising activities and liaise with staff and donors with professionalism.

Skills

PA experience

Administrative skills

Office management

Communication skills

Discretion

Job description

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.

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 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.