Administration Apprentice

MSSC (Marine Society & Sea Cadets); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 18,000; Full time

Job description

Location: London SE1

Contract: Permanent, full-time

Salary: £18k

Closing Date: 6th May 2025

Are you looking for an apprenticeship opportunity? We are a national charity based in central London providing a range of services to the maritime sector. We are looking for someone to assist in the administration of all our services, from seafarer training courses to ship libraries. You will learn about this amazing industry and gain a broad range of skills working within our small team.

Responsibilities

About the role:

1. To support the Head of Seafarer Learning and Welfare in the effective administration and development of Marine Society training and mentoring programmes.
2. To act as first line contact for all internal and external enquiries and to respond to these in a timely manner.
3. To receive and process seafarer bursary applications and forward to the Head of Seafarer Learning and Welfare for assessment and approval.
4. To accurately track and monitor beneficiaries of the Coming Ashore programme and to provide administrative support to programme mentors.
5. To take minutes for team meetings and maintain records and files.
6. To work with the Digital Marketing Coordinator in the administration and promotion of all Marine Society services through social media and press publications.
7. To maintain the use of Google Classroom as a communication hub for programme users and bursary recipients and to track their progress and outcomes.
8. To input data that will support the production of reports by the Head of Seafarer Learning and Welfare to funders and stakeholders as required.
9. To assist the Apprenticeship Delivery Manager in all aspects of administering the apprentice and adult skills programmes.

Requirements

1. Good general level of formal education (including English and mathematics GCSE Grade 4/C or above).
2. Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications and virtual meetings software.
3. Good standard of written and spoken English.

Benefits

1. 25 days annual leave per annum increasing with length of service.
2. Hybrid working for many roles.
3. Life assurance (4x salary).
4. Private medical insurance.
5. Generous pension (employer contribution up to 10%).
6. Cycle to work scheme.
7. Wellbeing portal and EAP with 121 counselling.
8. Employee development: We are investing in our employees' development and have an annual calendar of learning and development opportunities, designed to support employees to develop into their roles and stretch them to achieve their full potential.

For further information, please download the Recruitment Pack. If you are interested in this role, please apply now!

Additional Information

The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) is the leading maritime charity for youth development and lifelong learning. We are a vibrant and growing charity inspiring young people to achieve their potential through challenge and nautical adventure and also enabling seafarers and maritime professionals to realise their potential through learning and career development. Working with our employees, cadets, and volunteers, we have built a strong vision and five-year Future Ready strategy to meet the growing demand for what we provide, both for young people, seafarers and maritime professionals - and the thousands who aspire to be the sea cadets and marine professionals of the future. It is also about equipping them to achieve their potential and thrive in a rapidly changing world, while growing our charity to benefit even more people - including those from under-represented or marginalised groups.

MSSC positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from all backgrounds. Equity, diversity, and inclusion really matters to us, so we can best serve our beneficiaries from every community. We work to ensure a fair and consistent recruitment process and aim to be a charity where diversity of experience, identity and skills are valued and welcomed. MSSC is an equal opportunities employer.

We recognise our responsibilities to safeguard and protect the young people and vulnerable adults with whom we work. We do all we can to promote their health, safety and wellbeing, and we expect our staff to share this commitment and work in line with safeguarding policy, the MSSC's values and ethos of inclusivity. We adhere to safer recruitment practices and therefore employment is subject to detailed pre-employment checks for successful candidates, including references and criminal disclosure checks and the completion of a disclosure questionnaire.

All successful applicants are required to attend safeguarding training and undergo pre-employment checks including a criminal record check.