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ACCT UK Cadet Activity Administrator

Salary: £26,208.00

Location: Homeworking with some travel

Closing Date: 30 November 2025

Cadet Activity Administrator job opportunity

Maternity Cover, 1 Year Fixed Term, Full Time (40 hours per week)

This role is now closed

About This Job

This is an exciting role in Army Cadet Headquarters, which provides administrative support to the functional delivery areas of the syllabus. We are looking for a person to bring their skills, enthusiasm, and personal credibility to the team and support administration across both our volunteer staff and employed workforce.

This post is primarily to support DofE and First Aid but may, where required, be surged to cover short-term administrative responsibilities for other activity areas.

This position is a one year fixed term full-time post (40 hours per week) which will be home-based. However, regular travel across the UK to attend events and meetings will be required.

Essential Skills

Experienced and skilled administrator and planner, who can work under own initiative in both office and remote environments.

Demonstrable success in establishing effective working relationships across a range of organisations at all levels.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

IT literate; experienced user of Microsoft Office with experience in using document management systems, such as SharePoint.

Please refer to the attached Cadet Activity Administrator Job Description for further information.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together, we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities, it builds confidence and improves empathy for others’ lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK, you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference, and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).

Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.

15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months of employment – pro rata for part-time staff).

A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).

Good leave allowances (which are offered pro rata for part-time staff):

20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.

An additional five days of volunteering leave.

Support for qualifications and personal development.

Employee Assistance Programme.

Season ticket loan.

Railcard (if you are eligible)

A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply for the role of Cadet Activity Administrator

This role is now closed

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the Cadet Activity Administrator Job Description, along with a CV, to recruitment@acctuk.org by Sunday, 30 November 2025. Please note, AI should not be used to produce either the covering letter or CV.

Interviews will be held week commencing Monday, 15 December, via Microsoft Teams.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.