Business Administration Apprenticeship
I.B.R GROUP LIMITED
10 Lower Thames St (EC3R 6EN)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 8 December 2025)
Posted on 13 November 2025
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Summary
Exciting opportunity with a well-established company in central London! Join as a Business Administration Apprentice to support office tasks, assist with client communications, manage social media, and learn from experienced professionals. Develop your skills, grow your career, and progress long-term upon successful completion.
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon - Fri (1 hour lunch)
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 December 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 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
Responsibilities:
- Carry out general administrative tasks to support the office and team
- Assist with chasing and following up on invoices
- Manage diaries and coordinate meetings or appointments
- Help plan and organise company events
- Take photos at events and post updates on the company LinkedIn account
- Manage the company’s social media presence and engage with clients
- Send out marketing emails to keep clients informed and engaged
- Work closely under the guidance of the Office Manager
- Assist with other office tasks as needed
Where you'll work
The Northern and Shell Building
10 Lower Thames St
EC3R 6EN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
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
Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship standard
Teaching and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a competent Administrator will take place entirely in the workplace, with no need for day release.
One-to-one tutoring sessions will be provided by a dedicated tutor, who will design a bespoke curriculum plan tailored to your strengths and areas for development.
More training information
We are a national training provider located in Birmingham, and we have been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED. At The Apprenticeship Centre, we take pride in delivering exceptional service to both employers and learners.
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Flexible
Other requirements
What We Offer: Regular reviews, full training, clear career progression, flexible four-day week opportunities based on performance, 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, exciting incentives, and a corporate gym membership.
About this employer
Engineering Recruitment across the UK and EU. We are a specialist recruiter in Engineering and Construction across the UK and EU. We are passionate about placing the right engineers into the right jobs! We love what we do and we understand Engineering – we are proud to work in an industry that is vital to the worldwide economy. We know engineering and technical recruitment – we’ve been matching the right engineers into the right jobs for over 15 years. Combining technical expertise with in depth motivational matching, we promise to find you candidates that will stay with you long term. Our vision is to become the recruitment partner of choice for Engineering companies throughout the world, based on quality of service and delivery through our tailored and efficient approach.
After this apprenticeship
Clear, results-based progression with the opportunity to advance to a senior administrator within 24 months, and further career growth beyond that, supported by training, mentoring, and performance-based rewards.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE NVQ TRAINING CENTRE LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000000431.
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Closes in 23 days (Monday 8 December 2025)
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