Commercial Assistant

1 month ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Student Loans Company Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 264002**Salary**:

- £20,790 - £21,000**Job grade**:

- Other**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- SLC - Finance Commercial Enterprise Risk and Compliance**Type of role**:

- Commercial**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Glasgow - Bothwell StreetAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.**Job description**:
SLC have a fantastic opportunity for a Commercial Assistant to join our busy Commercial Department based at our Glasgow Bothwell Street office. The purpose of the Commercial function within SLC is to buy the right thing at the right time in the right way from the right supplier for best value through the supply life to support the relevant business area.

Reporting to the Commercial Director, and supporting the Commercial SMT. The post holder will provide full and confidential administrative support to Commercial Director and Commercial Function Senior team.

**Key responsibilites**:

- To interface with external suppliers/partners and liaison with internal managers/staff, facilitating responses and any further actions in a courteous and timely manner
- To provide general administrative services to the Commercial Director and Senior Management Team, encompassing organising meetings and managing calendars, correspondence-handling, stationery, central filing, fax/photocopying and other general administrative duties
- To support Senior Team with processes, procedures and frameworks in the preparation of statistics, dashboards and other reports
- Support senior team to maintain accurate staff records, holidays and sickness resource information
- To co-ordinate performance management & progress reporting paperwork for the department, ensuring managers are aware of deadlines that need to be met
- To assist with travel / accommodation arrangements for department staff
- To organise programme-wide meetings such as the Commercial Team Meeting, Commercial Forums and others as required; prepare material, attend, compile minutes and circulate actions
- Support the implementation of a Communications Plan, working with the SMT to ensure timely key messages and team engagement are scheduled and optimised
- Support with organising team events, away days, training events, and others as required
- Contribute to the smooth running of the purchase to pay (P2P) process, providing back up support to other members of the team with holiday cover etc,
- To undertake such other tasks as may be assigned from time to time by the department’s management team or Commercial Director.

**Person specification**:

- A strong work ethic and desire to succeed
- Sound experience of administrative & secretarial duties at a basic level
- Experience of capturing actions and compiling and sending minutes
- Previous experience of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Experience of booking travel
- Experience of organising meetings, and committees
- High attention to detail and accuracy skills.

**Benefits**:
In addition to salary we offer a range of benefits from which you can choose to add to your total package.
Here are just some examples from a list of many:

- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Flexi-time and flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:

- Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.**Security**:
- People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.**Nationality requirements**:

- Open to UK nationals only.**Working for the Civil Service**:

- The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
- We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.-
- Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.**Contact point for applicants**:
Job contact:

- Name:
- Stewart AdamsTelephone:
- Recruitment team:
- **Further information**:



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