Business Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Flexi-time

Hybrid or remote working where poss.

Green car salary sacrifice

White goods salary sacrifice

Career average pension

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council seeks a temporary administrator to support the Families First Programme Management Office until 31 March 2028. The role coordinates admin for the Children's Partnership Boards, supports cross-service working and the Children's Development and Partnerships Team, with work across Crewe and Macclesfield.

You will arrange meetings, take notes, produce presentations and spreadsheets, gather project information, and help the programme team track progress.

Qualifications

• Highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Thrives in a busy environment.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration.
• Positive, can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide admin support to the Children's Partnership Boards.
• Support cross-service working and the Children's Development and Partnerships Team.
• Arrange and support meetings and events.
• Take notes at meetings and prepare summaries.
• Gather project information and produce presentations and spreadsheets.
• Help the programme team gather progress updates on activity.
• Support developments in children's services and partnership work.

Skills

Highly organised

Busy environment

Administrative skills

Interpersonal skills

Positive attitude

Job description

This temporary administrator post, running until 31 March 2028, sits in the Families First Programme Management Office at Cheshire East Council. The core of the work is co-ordinating administration for the Children's Partnership Boards, cross-service working and the Children's Development and Partnerships Team, supporting national reforms to children's services. It stands out for its mix of arranging meetings, taking notes and producing presentations and spreadsheets, with work across two sites and a start as soon as possible.

What the job involves

• Co-ordinate and provide admin support to the Children's Partnership Boards
• Provide admin support to cross-service working and the Children's Development and Partnerships Team
• Arrange and support meetings and events
• Take notes at meetings
• Gather project information and produce project documents, including presentations and spreadsheets
• Help the programme team gather progress updates on project activity
• Support key developments in children's services and other service delivery or partnership work

Skills & knowledge

• Highly organised
• Able to thrive in a busy environment
• Strong administrative skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Positive, can-do attitude

Other

• Flexible about working across Crewe and Macclesfield

What’s offered

• 34 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising to 39 after five years, with the option to buy up to 10 extra days
• Flexi-time and hybrid or remote working where possible
• Green car leasing through salary sacrifice
• White goods and electronics purchase through salary sacrifice
• Career average pension, accruing at 1/49th of pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym, swim and fitness membership