Operations Administrator

ontract: Permanent Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne) This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office at least one day per week, this will be dependent on workload and business need Hours per week: 37 Salary: £23,088 About the role We’re excited to be looking for an Administrator to join our Operations teams, supporting colleagues to deliver on developing and delivering qualifications through administrative support. You’ll join a small but sociable Resource Team, working alongside one other Administrator to provide support across multiple teams and building connections with colleagues across the business. This role will give you exposure to working in a fast paced and rewarding environment in the education sector, developing skills across a range of administrative tasks. The diversity of this role ensures that you will be continually challenged and upskilled in a number of areas of the business. How you’ll make an impact:

• Liaising with cross-organisation teams to effect various deadlines and actions.
• Co-ordinating team activities including scheduling meetings, appointments, visits, training and events
• Preparing and updating meeting agendas, minutes, reports, action lists and trackers
• Impart confidence with systems and transcribing of data.
• Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements, managing and minimising risk, escalating potential breaches
• General administrative support, including letters, telephone correspondence and organisation of meetings

We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:

• Experience of working in a busy administrative role co-ordinating multiple tasks, events and diaries
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written including excellent grammar and spelling
• Experience in using office applications and software such as Excel, Outlook, Access databases
• Be able to demonstrate excellent word processing and data entry skills

Feeling inspired? Read the full Job Description  What will we offer you in return? You’ll have access to a fantastic range of benefits which support your personal development and wellbeing, including:

• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays
• An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
• £200 personal development allowance annually
• £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications annually
• Two hours a month to spend on personal development
• Free learning resources on our in-house 'Learning to Grow' platform
• A flexible and hybrid approach to working
• Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £635
• Employee Assistance Programme - including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
• Doctor Line - same day appointments
• Company Pension, employer’s contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
• Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)

Shape real change with an NCFE career Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind. Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/ How to apply Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK. Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position. Closing Date: Sunday 6 October 2024 Interview Date: Monday 14 October 2024 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve. We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.