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Legal Projects Administrator
THE ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION
Poole, Dorset, England
Full-time
18th January 2026

Legal Projects Administrator - Temporary (up to 12 months) - Internal only

Legal Projects Administrator - Temporary (up to 12 months) - Internal only

Internal vacancy

The RNLI actively promotes continuous development within the organisation and is only seeking applications from current RNLI employees and volunteers at this time. If this position is not filled internally it may be re-advertised openly. #LI-DNI

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue. Our frontline lifesavers and fundraisers need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that is where you come in.

We’re looking for a Legal Projects Administrator to join our Legal Services Team, who will support the RNLI’s legal team with the delivery of key legal projects to enable the RNLI’s lifesaving activities, whilst protecting the RNLI’s interests and mitigating risk.

Your Role

The Legal Projects Administrator will provide general administrative and document management support to the legal services team. Reporting to the Senior Property Counsel the postholder will work collaboratively with other members of the legal team as well as colleagues across the organisation to assist with the successful delivery of specific legal projects, with a focus on property and estates management.

As a Legal Project Administrator you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

  • Collate, scan, review, and handle property documentation including title deeds, leases, conveyances, transfers and other related legal documents.
  • Collate and extract from existing systems and databases property related financial .
  • Accurately input extracted and collated property related data into a new database.
  • Administration of the RNLI’s rent and business rates including review, verification and payment process

About You

You’ll be well organised and have a strong attention to detail and used to working in a busy environment to agreed timelines, it would also be beneficial to have had prior administrative experience, an understanding of the RNLI and previous experience using AX.

So, if you have the above skills and experience and want to contribute to our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply via the button shown.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable), and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.