Administrative Coordinator

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers, together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.

The role

As an Administrative Coordinator you’ll use your positive attitude, your knowledge of project planning and coordination and your ability to deliver comprehensive administrative and organisational support to support the effective delivery of employment relations activities.

It's a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from supporting trade union activities, organising and campaigning, workplace visits, recruitment events, rep and member engagement, to preparing materials, briefing packs, posters, recruitment resources and relevant communication for members, reps and staff, and assisting in mapping employers, workplaces, and staff groups for the purpose of employment relations activity. We'll look to you to co-ordinate your own and administration team workloads through line management and supervision, and to develop the skills of administrative staff to enable them to provide an effective service to RCN colleagues and members.

The person

To join us you’ll need good analytical skills to assess information and situations in order to achieve an appropriate solution or approach. and, ideally, a background in a relevant area such as trade unions and/or large membership organisations with experience of building strong and successful relationships (both internal and external).

Whatever your background, you'll be efficient, accurate and show a real member and solution focus in all you do.

To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible.

What we offer you 

We expect you to look after our members, and we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages. *We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary.

We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.

Our selection process 

Please click the ‘apply now’ button to apply and answer the supporting questions online demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes.

We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know.

Equal opportunities for everyone 

Equity, diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we aim to foster an inclusive environment so our people can bring their authentic selves to work. This is integral to our mission to enable you to support our members and ensure their voice is heard by all UK governments to get the best outcomes for them and their patients.

As proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities.

Contact details

For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Janice Morton, Executive Assistant, Legal and Member Relations Directorate on 020 7647 3569. 

For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk

Opening date: 14 August 2026 Closing date: 11.59pm on 30 August 2026

If we receive many applications after a week of advertising, we may close this vacancy earlier.

Selection dates: 22 and/or 25 September 2026