Blind Veterans UK – Business Co-ordinator

Confederation of Service Charities; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Rejoignez une équipe transformative en tant que Business Co-ordinator pour Blind Veterans UK. Ce poste combine soutien administratif à des niveaux exécutifs avec des responsabilités telles que la gestion de l'agenda et la prise de minutes, idéal pour un professionnel organisé et relationnel.

Benefits

Congés généreux

Plan de pension

Assistance professionnelle

Allocation de travail à domicile

Développement professionnel

Qualifications

• Expérience administrative pertinente.
• Expérience de soutien personnel à un niveau senior.
• Compétences avérées en organisation et en relations.

Responsibilities

• Support administratif au PDG et à l'équipe exécutive.
• Gestion de l'agenda et planification de voyages.
• Rédaction de procès-verbaux et création d'agendas.

Skills

Organisation

Communication

Gestion de l'agenda

Prise de minutes

Relations interpersonnelles

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

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Blind Veterans UK – Business Co-ordinator

Home-based (with occasional UK travel)
12 months Fixed term

About Us

We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have over a century of experience providing the best care to our veterans.

Since then, we’ve provided support to tens of thousands of vision-impaired veterans, helping them to regain their independence. By providing our members with the tools and skills they need to lead a fulfilling and active life, we ensure they remain valued members of society.

We’re one transformational team that believes every visually impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.

We are currently seeking a Business Co-ordinator to join us on a full-time basis for a one year fixed term contract.

The Benefits

– Salary of £31,276.00 per annum
– Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Home working allowance
– Professional and personal development
– Life Assurance
– Enhanced pay

It’s a great time to become a part of our journey, as we embark on an ambitious transformation programme to guarantee our long-term prosperity and ensure that we can support our beneficiaries for years to come.

The Role

As a Business Co-ordinator, you will provide administrative and confidential support to the Executive Assistant to the CEO and the Chairman and the Executive team.

The role includes diary management, meeting support, travel planning and expenses reconciliation, event/project support and other tasks in support of the Executive Assistant.

Additionally, you will:

– Liaise closely with the Executive Assistant to ensure a co-ordinated approach and provide cover support
– Write accurate minutes and record actions
– Create agendas
– Assist with the formatting of meeting papers

About You

To be considered for the role of Business Co-ordinator, you will need:

– Relevant administrative experience
– Demonstrable experience of providing personal support at a senior level
– Experience of building relationships with senior decision makers
– Experience working with confidential information
– Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams
– Proven organisational skills
– Minute-taking skills

Experience of working with older people or people with sight loss would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of the military and military personnel.

The closing date for this vacancy is the 27 July 2025.

Other organisations may call this role Administrator, Team Administrator, Support Administrator, Admin Officer, Admin Assistant, Office Assistant, Receptionist, or Secretary.

Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Business Co-ordinator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.