Estates Administrator

Action for Children; Watford; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Estates Administrator to join their dedicated team in Watford. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children through effective administrative support. You will be responsible for managing various administrative tasks, ensuring smooth operations, and contributing to a collaborative environment. With a focus on professional development, the organization provides excellent training opportunities and a supportive workplace culture. If you're passionate about making a difference and thrive in a dynamic setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

29 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Professional qualifications and training opportunities

Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages

Pension with up to 7% employer contribution

Staff discount portal

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Experience in providing administrative support in a professional environment.
• Ability to handle correspondence and manage business meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative services, including front-of-house duties.
• Manage business meetings and correspondence preparation.
• Conduct research and produce presentations for management.

Skills

Business Administration

MS Windows

Microsoft Office

Effective Communication

Confidential Service

Education

S/NVQ Level 2 in Business Administration

Job description

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Salary: £23,500 per annum.

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire.

Contract: Permanent – 35 hours per week.

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

A bit about the role

Reporting to the Facilities Manager -Estates, you will deliver an effective, efficient, administrative service that is flexible to meet the needs of operational teams to enable the service to achieve agreed service objectives. This is an exciting and rewarding role with the opportunity to have an enormous impact on the lives of children.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Provide a range of administrative services, including professional front-of-house duties to welcome internal and external visitors. This includes handling courier and daily mail distribution.
• Manage all activities related to business meetings.
• Prepare written, verbal, and electronic correspondence in collaboration with management and operational colleagues.
• Conduct desktop research on behalf of colleagues and management to inform responses to received correspondence.
• Produce presentations and written reports for management.
• Handle and follow up on business rates processing for accounts related to our building portfolio, including consulting with Local Authorities and addressing both current and backdated payments.
• Manage utilities and ensure compliance in collaboration with other team members, covering our property portfolio.

Let's talk about you

• Business Administration S/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualification or work experience.
• Experience of using PCs on a business network running MS Windows and Office.
• Experience of providing a confidential, professional service and to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role.
• Work within a team environment, demonstrating tact and diplomacy with other members of staff.
• Effective communication written and oral to a range of different personnel.
• Take responsibility for a task and to deliver within agreed timescales, ensuring diligence.
• Willingness to learn new processes and apply learning in the workplace and to colleagues.
• Proven track record in the use of IT packages to produce presentations and statistical data for the Department.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

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Closing Date: Thursday 15th May 2025.

Interviews will be week commencing 26th May 2025 in our Watford Office.

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative

• Industries

  Non-profit Organization Management

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