Admin Assistant Apprentice (Envance Limited)
ENVANCE LIMITED
Stockport (SK4 1AS)
Closes in 22 days (Saturday 15 August 2026)
Posted on 21 July 2026
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an organised and well spoken individual to join our small admin team and help with tasks such as travel and accommodation arrangements for staff, purchasing and maintaining equipment, updating spreadsheets and assisting with minor financial tasks at month end.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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To be worked in the office between 9.00am - 5.30pm. Days to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 4 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
Primary Responsibilities:
- Administrative and clerical support to the team, including booking accommodation and hire cars, posting equipment. Tracking our pledge to net zero outputs throughout the year (electricity usage, mileage etc) and create a report
- Assist with financial tasks such as inputting expenses sheets and drafting customer invoices
- Assist with compliance for ISO (monitoring of completeness of health and safety documents, approved supplier registers and much more)
- Timesheet management for specific projects
- Project Administration
Where you'll work
9 Acorn Business Park, Heaton Lane
Stockport
SK4 1AS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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
- BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team
- Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace
- Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Time management skills
- Effective communicator
- Written communication skills
- Collaborative skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Honest, discreet & trustworthy
- Office 365 (word/excel/teams)
- Being able to prioritise tasks
- Well spoken & written
- Friendly
- Approachable personality
Other requirements
Desirable:
- A-Levels
- Word processing and spreadsheet competence
About this employer
Envance is an environmental and sustainability consultancy based in Stockport. We help organisations and businesses improve their environmental performance supporting the transition to a green economy.
We believe that economic growth and environmental betterment can go hand in hand. We work across the public, private and third sectors to ensure that businesses operate in line with corporate, regional and national environmental commitments including Net Zero, biodiversity net gain, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Our services include: ecology surveys and assessment; environmental impact assessment; biodiversity net gain; natural capital accounting; environmental compliance; net zero and carbon reporting, and environmental and sustainability assessments.
We work locally and nationally across a broad range of sectors our clients include Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Salford Council, EKFB, the Environment Agency, Countryside Homes and the National Trust.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- The role is currently for the length of the apprenticeship, but the directors are open to review this and make the position permanent depending on how the apprenticeship goes
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043819.
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Closes in 22 days (Saturday 15 August 2026)
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