Business Administration & Marketing Apprentice
SCRUMPTIOUS CONSULTING LIMITED
Southampton (SO14 5RP)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 October 2026
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Summary
SC Limited are a small but ambitious business with exciting plans for the future, and we want to find people who can grow alongside us.
The apprentice will support the coordination and administration of fire risk assessments, whilst also assisting the Directors with administration, travel, marketing and project support.
- Wage
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£19,500 a year
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Higher rates considered depending on skills and experience and subject to statutory minimum wage requirements.
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm, 30 minute lunch (unpaid).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Sunday 15 November 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
You’ll work alongside our experienced Business Administrator and support our Directors in a varied role including, Fire Risk Assessment Administration, Executive and General Business Support, Marketing and Communications, and Business Development Support.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Answering telephone calls and responding to customer enquiries.
- Recording customer information accurately and keeping our systems up to date.
- Booking appointments and coordinating fire risk assessments.
- Communicating with clients, assessors and suppliers.
- Helping prepare quotations, documents and correspondence.
- Supporting the Directors with diaries, meetings, flights and international travel.
- Preparing spreadsheets, presentations and reports.
- Helping create social media content and marketing materials.
- Supporting business events, exhibitions and conferences.
- Assisting with the administration of international consultancy projects.
- Helping improve the way we organise and run the business.
Where you'll work
5 6 Northam Business Centre
Southampton
SO14 5RP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HTP APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE LTD
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
You will be undertaking the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard and fully supported by HTP Apprenticeship College.
You will be developing Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours in the following areas:
- IT
- Record and Document Production
- Decision Making
- Interpersonal Skills
- Quality Planning
- Project Management
- Business Processes
As part of the off-the-job training, you will complete a portfolio of evidence, attend online workshops, have time to study independently, undertake research and write assignments.
The apprenticeship is assessed independently at the end of the practical training. The assessments include an online multiple-choice test, a business project and presentation and a professional discussion based on a portfolio of evidence.
More training information
For more information on HTP Apprenticeship College, visit: www.htp.ac.uk
Requirements
Desirable 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
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
We want to give candidates the opportunity to demonstrate what they can do, not simply tell us about it in an interview.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to complete a short practical assessment involving:
- A simulated customer telephone enquiry.
- Recording information accurately.
- Writing a professional customer email.
- A basic Microsoft Office exercise.
- We aren’t looking for perfection or previous knowledge of fire safety.
We want to see how you communicate, organise information, approach problems and respond to feedback.
About this employer
SC Limited is a specialist fire safety and resilience advisory consultancy based in Southampton.
We work with clients across the UK and internationally, helping organisations manage fire safety, emergency planning, crisis management and organisational resilience.
Our clients range from local property owners and businesses to major organisations, government bodies and emergency services.
Our work is varied and interesting. One day we might be arranging a fire risk assessment for a local business, and the next we could be supporting an international project or organising a meeting overseas.
We’re a friendly, close-knit team who work hard, support each other and take pride in what we do.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
At SC Limited, we believe in growing our own talent.
We’re a small but ambitious business with exciting plans for the future, and we want to find people who can grow alongside us.
We’re not simply looking for someone to complete an apprenticeship or fill an administrative vacancy. We want to find someone with the right attitude, ambition and potential, invest in their development and give them the opportunity to build a long and rewarding career.
As the business grows, we expect new opportunities and responsibilities to develop. Someone joining us today as an apprentice could, over time, progress into business management, operations, marketing, project coordination or a senior role helping to run the company.
We’re happy to invest in further training and qualifications, potentially including a degree apprenticeship, for someone who demonstrates the commitment and ability to progress.
You don’t need to know exactly where you want your career to take you. You just need to be enthusiastic, willing to learn, prepared to work hard and excited about the opportunity to grow with us.
We’re not just offering an apprenticeship. We’re offering the chance to become part of our future.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HTP APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE LTD
Sarah
info@sc-limited.co.uk
02382250164
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000060068.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 8 November 2026 at 11:59pm)