Remote Admin & Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

Brook Street; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street is recruiting an Admin Support Officer to support the Farming Directorate Engagement Team. This Homebased role requires ad-hoc travel to the York Office and pays £13.98 per hour for a 37-hour week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

You will schedule calls, prepare briefing packs, take notes, manage inboxes, and coordinate meetings and events, ensuring accurate records, timely follow-up, and smooth engagement with stakeholders across farming sector shows and forums.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Confident written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Experience providing administrative or business support in a busy environment.
• Strong attention to detail to produce accurate records and meeting notes.
• Proficient in Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support stakeholder account management by scheduling bi-monthly and quarterly calls and keeping records accurate.
• Prepare briefing packs by collating policy updates, insights, and actions from previous meetings.
• Monitor attendance and arrange coverage for account managers and note takers.
• Maintain an Insight Tracker with key discussion points and meeting notes uploaded on time.
• Take clear, concise meeting notes and share promptly with relevant people.
• Provide secretariat support for stakeholder roundtables and forums, including invites and briefing materials.
• Manage a shared mailbox and handle inquiries, escalate when needed.
• Coordinate logistics, approvals, and site visits for external venues when required.
• Support wider engagement activities, including attending farming sector events in person for Defra representation.
• Help cascade updates to stakeholders and maintain distribution lists.
• Support the Strategic Engagement Team calendar and desk-duty rota.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

MS Office

Independence

Event coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Brook Street is recruiting an Admin Support Officer to support the Farming Directorate Engagement Team. This Homebased role requires ad-hoc travel to the York Office and pays £13.98 per hour for a 37-hour week, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.

You will schedule calls, prepare briefing packs, take notes, manage inboxes, and coordinate meetings and events, ensuring accurate records, timely follow-up, and smooth engagement with stakeholders across farming sector shows and forums.