Business Administrator Apprentice
BWB CONSULTING LIMITED
Nottingham (NG2 3DQ)
Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 9 September 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for someone to join our Project Admin team and provide support with our procurement team too. This individual will be supporting on a range of task across both teams.
- Wage
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£16,575 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00
No evening or weekend working
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Inputting to and maintaining spreadsheets/databases/within various management information systems
- Setting up new projects/clients/suppliers on our business systems
- Conducting regular project audit reviews, looking at project performance
- Liaising between internal teams, clients and suppliers
- Raising purchase orders, assisting purchase ledger with queries
- Raising sales invoices, assisting credit control with queries
- Dealing with suppliers and their invoices
- Supporting with resourcing
- Programme site work
Where you'll work
5th Floor
Waterfront House Station Street
Nottingham
NG2 3DQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DCG
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
Business Administrator Level 3.
All training would be done in the workplace.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4 or above)
- Maths (grade C/4 or above or equivalent)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Knowledge of Microsoft
- Knowledge of Adobe Acrobat
- Knowledge of FoxIT
- Efficient
- Ability to take ownership
- Ability to prioritise tasks
- Proactive
- Independant
- Filing Systems
About this employer
BWB Consulting is a renowned engineering and environmental design consultancy, celebrated for our commitment to technical excellence and unparalleled client satisfaction. Our dedication to delivering exceptional results has earned us multiple awards, including the prestigious ACE Best Large Consultancy of the year 2022. Furthermore, we are honoured to hold both Investors in People and Investors in Wellbeing accreditations, a testament to our unwavering focus on our people and our standing as an employer of choice.
https://www.bwbconsulting.com/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Support will be given to progress to either a project admin or supply chain apprenticeship where appropriate and business need.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Isabelle Torrance
isabelle.torrance@derby-college.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341299.
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Closes in 15 days (Wednesday 24 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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