Hybrid Admin Assistant – Early Years Funding (Part-Time)

Portsmouth City Council; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a tailored, organized Business Support Assistant to join our Early Years Funding Team. The role is part-time (25.25 hours per week) with hybrid working from the Civic offices.

You will support the funding processes for early years providers, parents and professionals, manage data in Synergy, and assist with claims, deadlines and service improvements while upholding safeguarding and data protection standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative role and understanding of early education funding entitlements.
• Strong data management and accuracy in information handling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient administrative support to the Early Education Funding team.
• Help providers, parents, carers and professionals with funding entitlements, processes and claims.
• Import, validate and maintain data using Synergy and other systems.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and documentation; handle sensitive information per data protection rules.
• Assist with auditing funding allocations and claims, and with provider applications.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Outlook

MS Teams

Data management

Communication

Synergy

Tools

Synergy

Job description

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a tailored, organized Business Support Assistant to join our Early Years Funding Team. The role is part-time (25.25 hours per week) with hybrid working from the Civic offices.

You will support the funding processes for early years providers, parents and professionals, manage data in Synergy, and assist with claims, deadlines and service improvements while upholding safeguarding and data protection standards.