Company: National Literacy Trust
Location: London
Posted: May 1st, 2026
Contract: Fixed-term contract until August 2029
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Location: Based in London SW8 / home and flexible working
We empower people with the literacy skills they need to succeed in life. Together, we're helping people change their stories. You could join us as we work to ensure every primary school in the UK has a dedicated library space.
The government has committed to ensuring a library in every primary school in England by the end of this Parliament - a step that supports the National Year of Reading 2026's aim to tackle the nation's steep decline in reading for pleasure. The National Literacy Trust will work with DCMS and the National Lottery Community Fund to design the programme of delivery in England, whilst also continuing its mission to ensure every primary school in the whole of the UK has a dedicated library space to help create a strong reading for pleasure culture for its pupils.
We are recruiting two Project Officers who will support the delivery of this work. You will be part of our school libraries team, providing administrative support and working closely with our Project Managers to deliver our nationwide Libraries for Primaries programme. This will include supporting school recruitment, delivery of training and creation of resources, booking travel, supporting in-person training days and other events, and maintaining our database of sector partners and contacts. You will also develop and maintain administration systems and workflow processes, with support from the team.
You will be contracted to our office in London, but this role is suitable for home and flexible working, with the majority of your work carried out from home if you would prefer. However, you will need to be available to travel to London for staff and team days, as well as to support project delivery and partnerships. This could be around a day a month on average, although at times it will be a lot less, and unfortunately, we are unable to cover travel costs for this.
You will need experience of administration and team support, as well as use of contact databases and content management systems. You will also have experience supporting work with external stakeholders. Excellent written and spoken communication skills, organisational skills and attention to detail are essential. Experience working in the education or library sector would be an advantage.
Literacy changes everything. It gives you the tools to get the most out of life, and the power to shape your future. It’s the key to knowledge, confidence and inspiration. It’s better results at school, and better jobs. If children grow up without the tools to communicate, without books to read or opportunities to write, it’s harder to get where they want to go.
The National Literacy Trust is an independent charity helping people overcome these challenges and change their life chances through the power of words – reading, writing, speaking and listening. From first words, through school days, to training, jobs and beyond.
Our team are passionate about our mission, and we have a strong and positive working culture, based on shared values and respect. We offer a range of flexible working options and promote a workplace where you can be yourself and contribute to our success, whoever you are.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer benefits including a generous leave allowance totalling 39 days (including bank holidays and office closure between Christmas and New Year), pension contributions of 8% of annual salary, a cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme and other health and wellbeing benefits.
Our people are our most important asset, and we value and respect diversity in all its forms (seen and unseen). We particularly welcome applications from those from Black and Asian backgrounds, as well as candidates with disabilities and from the communities in which we work. We would like to increase representation of these groups among our staff, as we know greater diversity will lead to an even greater impact for our work.
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