PA to the Trust Executive Office

• Salary: Band C, P20-26, £30,313 - 34,668 actual pa (£33,673 - £38,510 FTE)
• Permanent 
• Full Time
• 37 hours per week
• Term Time + 3 weeks*
• Required 4 January 2027

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Trust’s dynamic central team and to shape DNEAT’s next phase of growth and development.

DNEAT is one of the largest school trusts in the East of England, with 40 schools across Norfolk and Waveney. DNEAT is a Church of England Trust, meaning that is welcoming of children and staff of all faiths, and none, and that it makes explicit reference to its Christian values in all that it does.

You’ll be an integral and proactive team member providing high quality professional administrative support to, and working alongside, the Trust’s central Executive Office (CEO, Deputy CEO and Academies Improvement Team (AIT)). You will liaise with all levels of stakeholders/colleagues and duties will include diary and email inbox management. You will engage in a friendly and supportive environment where you will be able to get ‘stuck in’ and take ownership of the team’s day to day support and what they require. The role sits alongside the Administrative Officer and Trust Office & Project Manager.

We would love to hear from you if:

• you are values driven, want to make a difference to the lives of children and young people, and are attracted to our core values of community, courage, kindness and wisdom. These shape all the decisions and actions we take, always with a focus on what is best for the, more than 6000, children and young people in DNEAT schools.
• you are highly organised and can effectively support executives to fulfil their key roles of improving schools
• you enjoy being part of a team, managing competing priorities and delivering excellence
• you can grow with the Trust, working flexibly as our organisation continues to develop

We can offer:

• The opportunity to develop in your role
• Fuel expenses for travel outside of the primary locations of work
• LGPS contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Hybrid working – in liaison with line manager/ flexibility will be required due to Trust priorities

*We welcome applications from candidates seeking a range of working patterns, from term-time only to term time plus three weeks.

How to apply:

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, click apply to see the full advert on Education Job Finder, including the Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received. 

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Closing date: 09 November 2026, 9am

Interview dates:

Online screening interviews: 16 November (PM) 

In person interview & tasks: 27 November (PM)

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.