Apprentice Administrator (Commercial Partnerships)

Summary

Are you organised, proactive, and enthusiastic? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Boston College is seeking a Commercial Partnerships Administrator to support our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in business administration, and gain a valuable qualification.

Wage: £14,526.20 a year
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Training course: Business administrator (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 1 April
Duration: 1 year 6 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

Manage administrative activities, including diary management, scheduling appointments, booking meeting rooms, and organising travel arrangements for team members
Support the Director of Commercial Partnerships with preparation for meetings, documentation, and other administrative tasks
Prepare agendas for team meetings and 1:1s, take detailed notes, and distribute them promptly to attendees
Support the promotion of the Commercial Partnerships team's activities by creating and scheduling regular updates on social media platforms
Provide administrative support to Projects Officer to maintain compliance with internal and external standards, ensuring audit-ready documentation
Raise purchase orders and process invoices to support timely and accurate financial administration
Maintain accurate employer and stakeholder records on the College's CRM system
Generate and run reports to support engagement activities and track progress
Send joining instructions, confirmations, and follow-up communications to external clients to ensure a professional and seamless client experience

Where you’ll work

Skirbeck Road

Boston

Lincolnshire

PE21 6JF

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

BOSTON COLLEGE

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

Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Full day in College once a fortnight

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Other in:

Business (grade Pass)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills

About this company

The College provides over 250 courses, up to and including university level, along with a wide range of vocational training courses as well as A/AS levels, GCSEs and Diplomas. The College also works with many businesses and offers apprenticeships for those of you who want to earn as you learn. Whatever your age, you can choose something that will expand your horizons and give you the confidence to succeed.

https://www.boston.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Advanced Apprentices may progress onto the Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship if their job role allows
Career progression and employment opportunities will be enhanced upon completion of the Apprenticeship framework at any level

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BOSTON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000305129.

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Closes in 24 days (Wednesday 19 March)

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