Closing date: 9am Thursday 9 March

SALARY RANGE: £21,225 to £24,000 full-time equivalent, dependent on skills and experience.

LOCATION: Contractually based at our office, Eden Rural Foyer, Old London Road, Penrith. Some home working may be possible with line manager’s agreement.

HOURS: 25 – 30 hours 25-30 hours per week, preferably 5-6hrs per day Monday-Friday, but open to negotiation

START DATE: As soon as possible

DURATION: Fixed term contract until 31.03.24

APPLICATIONS BY: 09:00 on Thursday 9 March. Application forms should be emailed to [email protected], CVs will not be considered. Applicants selected for interview will be contacted on Friday 10 March.  Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 and/or Friday 17 March.

We are looking for an Administrator to provide a professional, friendly and comprehensive reception service, as well as support service to all staff working in CAfS. This includes a range of administrative duties in support of the core team as well as occasional support to project delivery.

Working for CAfS

As an employee of Cumbria Action for Sustainability (CAfS), you’ll be working for an organisation that is flexible, supportive and values your wellbeing. We can offer you a healthy work/life balance, including some flexibility in when and where you work your hours, along with an employer pension contribution of 6% from day one of employment and holiday entitlement of 22 days pro rata plus bank and public holidays.

CAfS is Cumbria’s climate change organisation. Our vision is a zero carbon Cumbria which is socially, environmentally, and economically beneficial for all. We aim to achieve this by promoting and facilitating low carbon living and its benefits – inspiring and supporting individuals, communities, and organisations across Cumbria and beyond to decarbonise lives and businesses by 2037 or sooner.

We manage and deliver events, advice, training and practical projects across the county as well as providing specialist consultancy services to enable individuals, communities, businesses and local authorities to drive a shift towards a Zero Carbon Cumbria. 

We hope you will consider joining us and being part of Cumbria-wide efforts to tackle climate change while making lives better.

Job description: administrator

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Administrator Job Description

How to apply

To apply complete and send the CAfS Application Form. CVs will not be considered. Applications close 09:00 on Thursday 9 March. Application forms should be emailed to [email protected].

Applicants selected for interview will be contacted on Friday 10 March.  Interviews will be held on Thursday 16 and/or Friday 17 March. Interviews will be via Zoom. The interview process will involve one or more tasks relating to the role. 

If you would like more information about the role, please email: recruitment@cafs.org.uk 

Some great benefits of working at CAfS

Deciding whether to apply? Working at CAfS comes with some great benefits. You’ll be joining a friendly and supportive organisation, and your wellbeing and work/life balance are hugely important to us. As well as flexibility around your working hours and location, as mentioned above, you’ll have 22 days of paid annual leave pro rata, plus bank/public holidays. We pay an employer pension contribution of 6% from day one of employment.  

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