Job Description

Business Support Apprentice

Salary: £4.50 - £5.50 per hour, reviewed after 3 months.
23 days leave + bank holidays, company paid onsite parking, company paid gym membership at the onsite Gym (after 6 months employment) and private medical insurance (after 6 months employment).

Company Overview

Our client is a multi million turnover 'new generation' Technology and IT Recruitment Consultancy Specialising in Software Development/Engineering, IT Infrastructure and Change Management sectors. Our clients range from well-known Global Blue Chip companies to local developing SMEs.

Key Duties

• Ensuring administration of the in-house database is accurate.
• Reacting to ad hoc tasks and using initiative to respond to different scenarios.
• Finding relevant contacts on websites such as company websites and LinkedIn
• Downloading CVs from online databases and importing them into our internal database
• Adding contact details to our in-house database system
• Checking and reconciling existing data on our in-house database
• Formatting word documents (CVs)
• Responding to general admin requests
• General office administration
• Scanning, filing and photocopying
• Taking messages
• Looking after the companies social media pages
• Working to tight deadlines

Apprenticeship Programme

During this apprenticeship, you will follow a fully supported training programme with The Apprentice and Training Partnership, delivered through combined classroom based training, workplace assessment/training and online learning, at the end of which you will have achieved the following qualifications:

• Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration
• Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Business Administration
• Additional certified modules in Administration for Recruitment Businesses
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English, Maths and ICT

The opportunity to develop your career into a permanent position exists, once you are proficient in the full range of tasks and responsibilities upon completion of your apprenticeship.
Key strengths required:

• Highly organised, focused and efficient.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive nature and strong initiative.
• Focus, time management, prioritisation organisation and adaptability.
• Strong work ethic.
• Keen to proactively resolve queries by speaking to people to get the job done.
• Self-motivated, seeks out work to add value on own initiative.
• Team player.

Qualifications and experience:

• Some administration or sales experience desirable but not essential
• 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English

Please Apply! 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Customer driven, Encourages a strong team spirit, Embraces change, Demonstrates entrepreneurial thinking, Takes ownership, Adopts a learning mind-set, Builds trusting relationships