Part-Time People & Culture Admin & OD Support

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award; Reading; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Reading is seeking a highly organised and proactive Business Support Officer to join our People & Culture Team. This role combines office administration, facilities coordination, organisational development support, and stakeholder management, supporting day-to-day operations of the Reading office.

The successful candidate will manage multiple priorities, provide excellent customer service, coordinate meetings, travel, and events, maintain records and LMS

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, and producing accurate minutes.
• Excellent diary and calendar management skills.
• Strong attention to detail and experience maintaining records, trackers, and filing systems.
• Excellent customer service and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience arranging travel, accommodation, venues, and catering.
• Ability to handle confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently using initiative.
• Previous experience in office or facilities management.
• Knowledge of HR, People & Culture, Organisational Development, or Learning & Development environments.
• Experience using Learning Management Systems or training platforms.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and minute Health & Safety and Staff Consultation Forum meetings.
• Manage DSE risk assessments and PAT testing records.
• Coordinate desk and meeting room bookings for the Reading office.
• Process incoming post and cheques, liaising with Finance as required.
• Respond to and record enquiries in line with policies and procedures.
• Coordinate travel, accommodation, venues, and catering for learning events.
• Support LMS administration and learning events organization.
• Act as primary contact for office access and facilities services.

Skills

Administrative skills

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Reading is seeking a highly organised and proactive Business Support Officer to join our People & Culture Team. This role combines office administration, facilities coordination, organisational development support, and stakeholder management, supporting day-to-day operations of the Reading office.

The successful candidate will manage multiple priorities, provide excellent customer service, coordinate meetings, travel, and events, maintain records and LMS