Finance and Administration Officer

Integrated Education – Unmet demand – Time to close the gap

The Integrated Education Fund (IEF) is an independent charitable company supporting the development and growth of Integrated education in Northern Ireland.  The Fund’s vision is a society where our children and young people increasingly learn together at the same schools, regardless of their religion, cultural identity, socio-economic background or academic ability.  We know, from extensive research, that the vast majority of parents want to see this become a reality.

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER

Salary: NJC Scale 6, Points 18-22 (currently £31,537 – 33,699 per annum, full-time), depending on experience

Type of Post: Full-time, permanent, office based

Application pack: available to download from www.ief.org.uk and includes the job description plus details of essential and desirable criteria.

Closing date: applications should be submitted by email by 5pm on Tuesday 01 September 2026.  Only applications submitted by email will be accepted.

Applications received after the closing date: will not be accepted.

The IEF reserves the right to apply the desirable criteria when shortlisting and these would be applied in merit order.

Interviews are scheduled to take place at the IEF on Thursday 10 September 2026. 

The IEF values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click on the links below to access the two elements of the application pack:

1. Job Description and Person Specification (including details of essential and desirable criteria)
2. Monitoring Form

Please apply by letter, clearly outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria and forward, together with your CV and a completed Monitoring Form, to janine@ief.org.uk – please use the reference FAO application in the subject line of your email.

Information about the work of the IEF can be found in the following publications as well as elsewhere on the website:

• IEF strategic vision 2026-2030, Integrated Education – Unmet demand – Time to close the gap
• IEF newsletter, Learning Together