Administrator Legal Services

Sanctuary Group; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider in Worcester is seeking an Administrator for their Legal Services team. This temporary role involves providing administrative support, managing documentation, and coordinating with external solicitors. The ideal candidate will possess strong organisational and communication skills, along with experience in an administrative role. The position offers a salary of £24,832 per year, with a balance of home and office working. Join a supportive environment that values inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service

Cycle to Work scheme

Voluntary health plans

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in an administrative role or similar, including raising invoices and purchase orders.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and conflicting deadlines.
• Customer focused with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of an effective legal service by providing administrative and secretarial support.
• Handle large volumes of important documentation and prepare documents for signing.
• Manage central email inbox and resolve problems and queries.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Microsoft Office knowledge

Tools

SAP

Job description

Administrator – Legal Services

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£24,832 per year

35 hours per week

Temporary position for up to 12 months

We have an opportunity for an Administrator - Legal Services to join our Legal Services team, based in Worcester. The main purpose of this role is to assist in the delivery of an effective legal service by providing administrative and secretarial support to the department.

The role of Administrator - Legal Services will include:

• Handling large volumes of important documentation and preparing documents for signing by the executive board
• Obtaining quotes from external solicitors, formally instructing them for work, and managing payment for the work through raising & editing purchase orders and invoices on internal SAP system
• Assisting with management of central email inbox for the department, resolution of problems and queries, triaging queries, and ensuring customers are kept informed
• Providing administrative services and secretarial support to the team by scanning, recording and allocating post to the correct Legal team
• Arrange meetings with external legal firms on the current Legal Framework

Skills and experiences:

• Previous experience of working in an administrative role or similar, including raising invoices and purchase orders
• Good organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and conflicting deadlines
• Customer focused with excellent communication skills
• Experience of email and internet communications along with a basic understanding of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SAP

Why work for us?

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays (pro rata)
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues

If you’re unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you [e-mail]

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.

Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.