HR Administrator Apprentice

PURPLE PUBLIC RELATIONS LTD

LONDON, W1B 5DF

Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 22 January)

Posted on 9 January 2025


Summary

Purple is looking for an HR Administrator Apprentice to join their growing team in their London offices. This is an integral role supporting the People Team, contributing to the team's overall success by providing administrative support and completing HR queries and tasks that come up on a daily basis.

Annual wage
£25,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 31 January

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Providing professional and efficient administrative support through the full employee lifecycle, including issuing all HR Documentation
  • Answering day-to-day HR queries
  • Maintaining all employee information/updates with 100% accuracy to feed into monthly payroll.
  • On and offboarding management
  • Be a professional organiser, who enjoys detail
  • Love finding solutions
  • Understand the importance of 100% confidentiality

Where you’ll work

27-29 GLASS HOUSE STREET

LONDON

W1B 5DF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Your training course

Business administrator (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
  • Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
  • Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
  • Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
  • Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
  • Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
  • Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
  • Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Your training plan

To meet the requirements of the Level 3 Business Administration apprenticeship programme you will need to spend 6 hours a week of your time undertaking off-the-job learning, which will include:

  • Formal training, including online learning and internal learning events
  • 1-2-1s with your coach and line manager
  • Observing and shadowing colleagues
  • Writing up learning reflections for your portfolio

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
  • Maths (grade 4-9 or A*-C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

PURPLE is a global lifestyle communications agency with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more than two decades, PURPLE has been the leader in culturally connected, results-driven brand communications. With the original founding team still leading the business, bringing together cross-generational and diverse personal networks globally to connect people and brands, build strategy and drive commercial success.

https://purplepr.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000295224.

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Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 22 January)

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