Part-Time Early Years Funding Admin Specialist (Hybrid)

Portsmouth City Council; Ringford; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking an organised Business Support Assistant to join the Early Years Funding Team on a part-time basis. The role supports the funding team, providers and families with queries about entitlements, processes and claims, and handles data entry in Synergy and other systems.

You will import, validate and maintain records, assist with funding allocations and claims, and respond to phone, email and face-to-face enquiries with professionalism and discretion.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative role
• Understanding of early education funding entitlements
• Strong data management and numeracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and business support to the Early Education Funding team.
• Assist with funding enquiries from providers, parents, carers and professionals.
• Import, validate and maintain data in Synergy and other systems.
• Process provider applications and referrals and maintain records.
• Handle enquiries by phone, email and in person with confidentiality.
• Support audits and validate funding allocations and claims.
• Suggest improvements to systems and processes.

Skills

Organised

Customer-focused

Administrative experience

Data management

Attention to detail

Tools

Synergy

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Portsmouth City Council is seeking an organised Business Support Assistant to join the Early Years Funding Team on a part-time basis. The role supports the funding team, providers and families with queries about entitlements, processes and claims, and handles data entry in Synergy and other systems.

You will import, validate and maintain records, assist with funding allocations and claims, and respond to phone, email and face-to-face enquiries with professionalism and discretion.