Social Value & Sustainability Admin Apprenticeship
MAINTENANCE AND CONTRACTING SERVICES LTD
London (EC3A 2BG)
Closes on Sunday 1 March 2026
Posted on 12 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Position Overview: As an Administration Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the administration and document control team. You will be required to learn many aspects of these roles and gain valuable insight into these departments. The position has the potential to offer further career opportunities for the right candidate.
- Wage
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£18,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday
9am - 5pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- 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
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the team with admin tasks like arranging meetings, answering emails, and updating information.
- Helping to organise and support community events, charity activities, and educational projects.
- Assisting with the administration involved with recruiting and supporting apprentices and work experience students.
- Working with local schools, colleges, and organisations to promote careers in construction and sustainability.
- Keeping records up to date by inputting data and helping to prepare reports about our projects and their impact.
- Taking part in industry events and networking opportunities to help raise our profile.
- Creating and updating content for internal communications, newsletters, or social media to share our sustainability and social value achievements.
- Assisting with ordering supplies and managing resources for events and team activities.
- Supporting the preparation of presentations and materials for meetings or training sessions.
- Helping to collect feedback from event participants, apprentices, or community partners to improve future activities.
- Learning about sustainability and social value topics to contribute ideas and support the team’s goals.
- Providing a friendly and helpful point of contact for colleagues, partners, and members of the public.
Where you'll work
69 Leadenhall Street
London
EC3A 2BG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH BANK COLLEGES
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.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C or 4)
- Maths (grade C or 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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
About this employer
MCS is an independently owned Building Services provider who specialise in the design, installation & delivery of building services solutions, covering all aspects of mechanical and electrical engineering installations.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity to work within other departments
- Learn more about finance and payroll
- Working full-time within the admin team
- Possibilities for promotion
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH BANK COLLEGES
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008106.
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Closes on Sunday 1 March 2026