People & Culture Admin & OD Support – Part Time

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contribution

Healthcare cash plan

Volunteer leave

25 days holiday

Job summary

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is seeking a Business Support Officer to join the People & Culture team. The role blends office administration, facilities coordination, organisational development support, and stakeholder management from a Reading-based/home-based setup.

As part of the team, you’ll manage day-to-day office operations, coordinate health & safety actions, and assist with learning and development activities while providing excellent customer service across internal and external

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.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and minute Health & Safety and Staff Consultation Forum meetings.
• Manage DSE risk assessments.
• Coordinate desk and meeting room bookings across the Reading office.
• Process incoming post and cheques, liaising with Finance as required.
• Respond to and record enquiries in line with DofE policies and procedures.
• Coordinate annual PAT testing and maintain Health & Safety records.
• Manage stationery requests across the organisation.
• Act as the key contact for office access and desk booking systems.
• Provide administrative support across Learning & Development, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing activities.
• Coordinate training programmes, including venue bookings, travel arrangements, accommodation, and logistics.
• Support LMS administration and maintenance.
• Assist with organising team meetings, workshops, and events.
• Coordinate hire car, hotel, and travel booking requests.
• Liaise with Reading office landlord and external suppliers.
• Coordinate office access passes and facilities services.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Diary/calendar management

Attention to detail

Travel arrangements

Confidentiality

IT skills

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Teams

PowerPoint

Job description

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is seeking a Business Support Officer to join the People & Culture team. The role blends office administration, facilities coordination, organisational development support, and stakeholder management from a Reading-based/home-based setup.

As part of the team, you’ll manage day-to-day office operations, coordinate health & safety actions, and assist with learning and development activities while providing excellent customer service across internal and external