Business Administrator

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave (rises to 39)

Hybrid/remote working where possible

Salary sacrifice green car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced public pension

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking a proactive Business Administrator to support the Families First Programme Management Office. The role focuses on coordinating cross‑service activities, supporting Children’s Partnership Boards, and helping the team deliver improved services for children and families.

You will be involved in arranging meetings, taking notes, compiling project information, and creating presentations and spreadsheets. Flexibility to work in Crewe and Macclesfield is valued.

Qualifications

• Super organised and thrives in a busy environment.
• Excellent administrative skills, with ability to support meetings, note‑taking, and document production.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support meetings and events for the Children’s Partnership Boards.
• Take accurate notes and gather project information.
• Produce project documents including presentations and spreadsheets.
• Support the programme team with progress updates on activity.

Skills

Organised

Administration

Interpersonal skills

Can‑do attitude

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Administrator to join the Families First Programme Management Office.

The Business Administrator will play a vital role in supporting the directorate and safeguarding partnership to implement the national reforms to services for children and families. You can find more information about these exciting reforms here .

About the role

To co‑ordinate and undertake admin support to the Children's Partnership Boards, cross-service working and the Children's Development and Partnerships Team. To provide support around key developments in children's services and any other activities to improve service delivery or partnership working.

About you

We're seeking a colleague who is super organised, who thrives working in a busy environment, someone who is a great administrator with fantastic interpersonal skills and a 'can do' attitude, to join the team.

The role will involve arranging and supporting meetings and events, taking notes, gathering project information and producing project documents including presentations and spreadsheets, you'll also help the programme team in gathering progress updates on project activity. The ideal candidate would be flexible about where they're based - the role will involve work in Crewe and Macclesfield. This is a brilliant opportunity to gain vast amounts of experience in a high‑profile environment.

The post holder will be required to start as soon as possible. This is a temporary position up until 31 March 2028. The post holder will work within the Families First Programme Management Office but receive excellent support from their line manager who will be within the Children's Development and Partnerships team.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

In return we are able to offer:

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave - Want more time off? You can purchase up to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a 37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme. There's no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with our career average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life's challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well‑led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award‑winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.