Business Support Administrator (Compliance & Contract Coordinator)
Job type: Fixed term contract until March 2025 full-time role (37 hours per week). Part time will also be considered.
Locations: Cornwall – area based (office & home based)
We are currently recruiting an experienced Business Support Administrator to fill our Compliance & Contract Coordinator role in our Employability and Careers Team based in Cornwall.
The role will be a mixture of office based (across Cornwall) and home working.
The roles will conduct detailed contract compliance checks and reviews that ensure funding claims are fully accurate, with a value of approximately 500k per annum. To carry out a broad range of regular and ad-hoc administrative services and tasks for and with managers, colleagues, customers and contract clients.
Candidates ideally will have previous experience of working in a office environment as well as having both customer service and administration experience.
We would be interested in talking to candidates who have a background in any of the following: Compliance, Labour Market Information (LMI), project support or recruitment.
Essential Requirements:
Essential:
- Educated to minimum GCSE ‘C’/Level 2/equivalent in maths and English.
- An understanding of and commitment to confidentiality and data security.
Desirable:
- Level 3 qualification in administration/business/finance or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of the skills and employability agenda specifically including the roles of the Local Enterprise Partnerships, sector bodies and other employer representative bodies.
Experience
Essential:
- Working within a busy team, building and maintaining effective relationships.
- Data entry
- Managing multiple tasks and working to deadlines.
- Experience in the use of social media for professional purposes.
Desirable:
- Compliance checking, accuracy checking or auditing for the purpose of submitting accurate funding claims.
- Experience of working within the careers advice, employability or learning and skills sectors.
Closing date: Midnight, Monday 26 August (Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received)
Interview details: Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
How to apply: To be considered for this vacancy, applicants are required to complete and submit a fully completed application form through our website.
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £23,689.00 per annum FTE (dependent on experience & qualifications)
Benefits include:
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
- Matched Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Discounted gym memberships
- Health care cash plan
- Retail discounts
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Wellbeing App
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and successful candidates are subject to the relevant level of criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). This will be at minimum a basic DBS check.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
