Senior Salesforce Administrator

Job description

Vacancy ID
VN10446

Vacancy Name
Senior Salesforce Administrator

Directorate
Digital, Data, and Technology

Team
Digital & Data Engineering

Sub Team

Job Details

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children - not just some. Together, we're making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It's a big challenge - and we need your help to take it on.

As Senior Salesforce Administrator, you will be responsible for the design, configuration, optimisation and ongoing administration of Teach First's Salesforce platform and associated applications. This role combines technical Salesforce expertise with stakeholder engagement, solution design and team leadership to ensure the platform continues to meet the evolving needs of the charity.

• Do you have extensive experience configuring and administering Salesforce environments, including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Experience Cloud within a Lightning-enabled organisation?
• Do you have strong knowledge of the Salesforce platform, its standard features and configuration capabilities, with the ability to design effective and scalable solutions?
• Do you have proven experience working across the full solution lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, testing, deployment and user adoption?
• Can you translate complex business requirements into practical technical solutions and communicate these effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders?
• Do you have experience managing, mentoring or supporting the development of junior colleagues within technical teams?
• Do you have strong organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail, demonstrated through effective prioritisation and delivery of multiple workstreams?
• Can you build positive working relationships with stakeholders at all levels and collaborate effectively across teams to achieve shared outcomes?
• Do you have experience working within Agile delivery environments, contributing to sprint planning, estimation, delivery and continuous improvement activities?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Senior Salesforce Administrator!

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you've got your CV ready to upload, along with a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. If you're applying from an external job board, you'll be redirected to our careers website. (Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website).

We expect first round interviews to be held between 25 - 27 November; and second round interviews between 2 - 4 December.

Please note this vacancy comes with a Recruitment Premium of £7,000 (i.e. the base salary is £43,406 + £7,000 bringing to total salary to £50,406.00). Where the available evidence on pay rates elsewhere and labour market conditions shows Recruitment Premiums are no longer necessary or appropriate for the role, they will be reduced or withdrawn. Where this reduction or removal would result in a decrease in an individual's total pay, a notice period of six months from the review date will be given of the organisation's intention to reduce or withdraw the Recruitment Premium. There is no right of appeal by the individual against a decision to remove or reduce a Recruitment Premium.

Contract Type
Fixed term employee

Contract End Date
31 Dec 2027

Contract Basis

Contractual Hours
37.50

Job Location
East Midlands (Nottingham); East of England (Norwich); London; North East (Newcastle Upon Tyne); North West (Manchester); South Coast (Bournemouth); South East (Kent); South West (Bristol); West Midlands (Birmingham); Yorkshire & The Humber (Leeds)

Job Level
3

DBS Required
Basic

Salary Package (£)
50,406.00

Compensation & Benefits
Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package.
Advertised Salary, London Weighting Allowance and Annual Leave entitlement are FTE. They will be pro-rata'd for part time and fixed term positions.
Teach First's core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum (3 of which must be taken during the holiday shutdown period between Christmas Day and New Year's Day), participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform access to subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

Next Steps
We aim to update candidates if we'll take their application forward within 10 working days of the closing date. We will not review any applications received after the closing date.

Closing Date
17 Nov 2026