Apprentice in Corporate Administration

FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLP

Nottingham (NG8 6AS)

Closes in 21 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 June 2025

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Summary

Have you a passion for admin excellence, plus a flexible skillset to cover corporate duties supporting our business functions? Varied work will allow for development in a growing firm: bring drive and a ‘can-do’ attitude! You will gain wide business exposure, starting your professional growth in a deadline-driven, quality conscious environment.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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We operate a discretionary bonus scheme. Annual pay reviews apply each June

Training course
Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00am – 17.00pm (half an hour for lunch).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

5 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Support day-to-day administration: data entry, document management, diary reminders/responses, and general record-keeping
  • Design and development of high quality, visually striking documentation: reports, training slides, presentations and online marketing materials
  • Support our IT administrator in basic troubleshooting and system maintenance
  • Handling internal/external calls and correspondence,
  • Assist office management and housekeeping as directed to ensure a welcoming, tidy office and positive visitor/staff experience
  • Coordination of meetings, conferences, and appointments
  • Collaboration across teams to ensure seamless communication
  • Support execution of corporate projects e.g. facilities, marketing
  • Contribution to the improvement of process and efficiency under our Quality Assurance practices
  • Help research relevant areas to feed into drafting items such as policies/procedures and company communications
  • Stay proactive and adaptable to tackle diverse tasks

There may also be the opportunity to support our accounts function, where requested.

Where you'll work

Focus House
8 Millennium Way West
Nottingham
NG8 6AS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence.   Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes.  Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
  • Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals.  Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required.  Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
  • Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
  • Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships.  Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
  • Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
  • Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms.  Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate.  Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
  • Able to articulate organisational purpose and values.  Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
  • Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes.  Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
  • Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels.  Able to contribute within a team environment.  Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback.  Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
  • Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others.  Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
  • Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
  • Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

Your training plan

  • Level 6 Chartered Manager Apprenticeship
  • Part-time course attendance (1 day a week) plus in-office role training in a wide range of skills via exposure to various aspects of our business, enabling your professional growth
  • Weekly Mansfield Campus attendance

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Ability to priortise deadlines
  • Self-motivated, proactive
  • Trustworthy, discrete
  • Artistic flair in documents
  • Sustainability awareness

Other requirements

• The role will require daily office attendance to our Head Office, Phoenix Park, offering the best exposure to our culture and staff support network on this steep learning curve • Some opportunity for occasional home working by agreement • Modern, relaxed working environment; smart casual dress code

About this company

We are a forward-thinking, growing SME operating from the vibrant East Midlands region, offering construction consultancy services and providing our employees a dynamic, inclusive atmosphere where they can thrive and contribute to our collective success. We do not employ ordinary administrators here – your role will be varied and allow for continuous development within a rapidly growing firm. With strong sustainability credentials and a commitment to making a positive impact, we recognize the importance of a strong administrative backbone to keep our operations running smoothly. We are committed to fostering a culture of continual professional development and collaboration, offering opportunities for growth and delivering exceptional client service.

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Company benefits

Annual leave loyalty days are added at 5-year intervals.

After this apprenticeship

We are committed to fostering a culture of continual professional development and collaboration, offering opportunities for growth across the corporate function and delivering exceptional client service. Could this be the environment for you to grow?

Are you a proactive and organised individual looking to kickstart your career in administration? We're excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to join our small, close-knit team. 

You will be trained in a wide range of skills via exposure to various aspects of our business, setting the foundation for your professional growth. We seek an individual who can thrive in a deadline driven, quality conscious environment and is eager to learn.

This is a rare opportunity for growth and progression into a corporate position within a company that values diversity and inclusion. We offer real potential for the right candidate to move into more senior roles following a grounding within the administrative team. The role starts at entry level, with full training on top of course study time and offers scope to develop your professional skills and knowledge across our disciplines.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

FOCUS CONSULTANTS 2010 LLP

Sonja Greenhow

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324968.

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Closes in 21 days (Monday 30 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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