Summary

The Centre for Justice Innovation is looking to recruit an Admin Coordinator who will provide administrative support to the criminal justice practice team, helping us to champion and support the implementation of evidence-based approaches in the criminal justice system.

What will you be doing?

We are looking to recruit a motivated individual to join our team to support the delivery of the Centre's work. The role will involve providing administrative support to the Head of Women's Justice and the wider criminal justice practice team. This support will help deliver the Centre's programme of work, which focuses on assisting criminal justice practitioners, including probation, police, court staff and specialist 3rd sector practitioners to implement evidence-led approaches in the justice system.

As the Admin Coordinator, you will work to ensure the smooth running of the Centre's Women in Justice and wider criminal justice practice projects, taking responsibility for the logistics of the work, including: (i) coordinating training, workshops and events, including a national conference; (ii) maintaining information systems and documentation; (iii) supporting data collection; and (iv) identifying and responding to queries from practitioners.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Administration of events, including securing venues and facilities, inviting delegates and participants, overseeing the attendee list, organising any travel arrangements or other necessary resources;

• Assisting in the coordination and development of practice workshops, national events, practitioner forums, email bulletins, briefings and toolkits in order to support and champion best practice within the criminal justice system;

• Liaising with stakeholders, including judges, probation and police leads, funders and policymakers;

• Preparing invoices and reports;

• Arranging and taking minutes at formal meetings, including recording of decisions;

• Coordinating and implementing office procedures with responsibility for specific tasks;

• Maintaining information systems and documentation, including our women's justice stakeholder contact list;

• Arranging appointments, scheduling and attending meetings, and creating agendas;

• Supporting practitioners by understanding and responding to their practice support needs, in consultation with the Head of Women's Justice;

• Supporting the team by taking on other ad-hoc tasks as they arise.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

The role requires the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• Proven work experience of at least one year as an Administrative Coordinator, Administrator, Events Coordinator or similar role (essential);

• Experience with MS Office Suite (particularly MS Word and MS Excel) (essential);

• Experience using Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Surveymonkey and Doodle polls (desirable).

• Clear writing skills and good verbal communication skills;

• Good organisational and team work skills;

• The ability to balance multiple priorities and manage your own workload;

• The ability to work at pace and to deadline;

• The enthusiasm and energy to work in a small team;

• Strong skills in engaging a variety of audiences constructively.

The post holder needs to have:

• A willingness and ability to travel within the UK;

• Eligibility to work in the UK legally.

The application deadline is 9am on Monday 17th November 2025. Interviews will be held at our office in Kennington (SE11 5DP) in the week commencing 1st December 2025 .

If you have any questions about the role, please email Suzanne at ssmith@justiceinnovation.org

Equal opportunities

It is the policy of The Centre for Justice Innovation to treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability, offending history or trade union membership status.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences, fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued and can thrive.

The Centre is committed to fair recruitment and the inclusion of applicants with criminal records. It is essential that people do not face unfair discrimination in any role within the charity, whether paid or voluntary. For that reason, we do not use criminal records to exclude people. We only ask about criminal records if they are relevant to the role.