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Business Administration Apprentice MFA BUILDING CONTROL LTD LTD

MFA are looking for a full time Business Admin Apprentice to help out with general administrative duties such as; liaising with customers, dealing with emails and post.

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Closing date: 20 Oct 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Annual wage

    £10,800.00

    £6.00per hour

  • Working week

    Monday - Friday, 08.30am - 16.30pm

    Total hours per week: 37.5

  • Expected duration

    2 Years

  • Possible start date

    21 Oct 2022

  • Date posted

    06 Sep 2022

  • Apprenticeship level

    Advanced
    Level 3 (A level)

  • Reference number

    VAC1000084559

  • Positions

    1 available

What will the apprentice be doing?

  • General administrative duties. Devise and maintain office systems, including data management and filing
  • Liaising with customers, and colleagues
  • Dealing with correspondence in the form of email and post
  • Taking phone calls, enquiries and requests and handling them when appropriate
  • Meeting and greeting visitors
  • Barnbrook Database

General Responsibilities and Behaviours Expected:

  • Maintain confidentiality in relation to the company, clients and colleagues
  • Be honest at all times
  • Work within and adhere to company policies and procedures
  • Understand and promote workplace equality and diversity
  • Identify your own training and development needs
  • Complete any other reasonable task requested by management

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

  • Business Admin Level 3 qualification 
  • One day at DCG and the rest of the time at the work place. 

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Possibly of becoming a permanent position

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills, IT skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Administrative skills, Team working, Creative, Initiative, Non judgemental, Patience

Qualifications

GCSE or equivalent English and Maths (Grade C/4) Essential

About the employer

MFA Building Control Ltd gained government approval in 2000 to act as Approved Building Control Inspectors. This enabled us to certify construction projects for Building Regulation purposes, a function historically carried out by local authority building control. Unique – MFA do not charge an initial application fee. This encourages early dialogue, flagging up issues early before they become problems. Professional – All applications are dealt with by experienced Chartered Surveyors, who are able to make informed professional judgements. Consistent – The same surveyor will deal with your project from start to finish, thus ensuring consistent interpretation of codes and level of service. Fast – Applications are turned around in days. Plans/calculations etc can be submitted online. Early Dialogue – We believe early dialogue is crucial. If issues are resolved at design concept stage this leads to the entire project running smoothly with no last minute additional costs. Added Value – We assist in the building project from initial concept design through to completion, and offer advice that can save our fees many times over. Commercially Aware – We fully appreciate the commercial pressures and constraints our clients work under and have designed our services to reflect this. Areas Covered – MFA operate nationwide but with most of our work being in the East Midlands. Our key local authority areas covered are Derby City, South Derbyshire, Charnwood, North West Leicestershire, Broxtowe, Amber Valley, Erewash, Derbyshire Dales, East Staffordshire.

Employer

MFA BUILDING CONTROL LTD LTD

Address

68 ASHBOURNE ROAD

DERBY

DE22 3AF

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Training

Training provider

DCG

Contact

Amy Hitch

amy.hitch@derby-college.ac.uk

07808205883

Apprenticeship standard

Business administrator

Level 3 (A level)

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