Business Administrator and Sales Apprentice

GEOSMART INFORMATION LIMITED

BELLSTONE (SY1 1HU)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 18 August 2025

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Summary

GeoSmart is seeking someone with ambition, enthusiasm and creativity to join our expanding business as an apprentice. You will learn how sales, marketing and business administration work together, gain hands-on experience from day one and develop skills that will set you up for a long-term career.

Wage

£12,563.20 a year

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At least £7.55 per hour (apprentice rate from 1 April 2025) or higher, depending on age and stage of apprenticeship

Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Working hours. For example, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm 9am- 5:30pm 4 days a week with 1 day per week release.

32 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 September 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

Responsibilities include:

  • Supporting sales and marketing teams with proposals, campaigns and customer communication
  • Setting up new companies, contacts and projects in our CRM (Insightly) and keeping information accurate
  • Producing invoices, processing payments and keeping order records
  • Following up on marketing campaigns to target sectors and helping launch new products
  • Chasing data and updating project progress to keep customers informed
  • General administration duties including filing, data entry and handling email/phone enquiries

You will gain hands-on experience in three core areas

  • Business Administration - keeping systems up to date, organising projects, issuing invoices, and supporting the Sales Coordination Manager
  • Sales and Sales Support - creating and sending proposals, reacting to inbound leads/ opportunities, chasing supplier data, and liaising with clients during project delivery
  • Marketing - supporting campaigns, contributing ideas, and helping track results

Where you'll work

SUITE 9-11
1ST FLOOR
OLD BANK BUILDINGS
BELLSTONE
SY1 1HU

Training

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

Training provider

SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP

Training course

Business administrator (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
  • Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
  • Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
  • Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
  • Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
  • Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
  • Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
  • Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.

Training schedule

9am- 5:30pm 4 days a week with 1 day per week release.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

About this employer

GeoSmart delivers environmental data and intelligence services to support property professionals, local authorities, lenders, insurers and asset managers. Our mission is to make the information required for sustainable development affordable, accessible and accurate for our customers and future generations.

https://geosmartinfo.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits • Company pension • Life insurance

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunities for internal promotion as the company grows

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHREWSBURY COLLEGES GROUP

Lucie Bishop

lucieb@shrewsbury.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000337730.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 12 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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