Business Admin Apprentice

**Description**:
**Job Title**:Business Admin Apprentice

**Department**:Apprenticeships

**Salary**:£22,283 per year**

**Job Type**:Fixed Term 18 months**

The Business Administrator Apprentice role is essential in ensuring the smooth operation of the Apprenticeship Department, specifically focusing on the new apprentices standards. This position provides comprehensive administrative support, contributing to the efficient management of apprenticeship programmes and enhancing the overall experience for apprentices and staff.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide day-to-day administrative assistance to the Apprenticeship Programme Managers and team.
- Assist with duties including smart assessor caseload allocations, updating of student records, change of employers and Digital Apprenticeship Service employer support
- Organise and maintain electronic and paper-based filing systems.
- Prepare and distribute documents, reports, and meeting minutes.
- Assist in the enrolment process for new apprentices, ensuring all documentation is complete and accurate.
- Maintain up-to-date records of apprentices’ progress and performance.
- Coordinate with employers, training providers, and apprentices to schedule meetings, reviews, and assessments.
- Support the delivery and tracking of the new apprenticeship standards.
- Input and manage data in the college’s management information system (MIS).
- Generate regular and ad-hoc reports on apprenticeship progress and outcomes.
- Ensure data accuracy and compliance with relevant data protection regulations.
- Act as a point of contact for apprentices, employers, and staff, providing information and resolving queries.
- Facilitate effective communication between all stakeholders involved in the apprenticeship programmes.
- Support marketing and promotional activities for the apprenticeship programmes.
- Assist in organising events such as apprenticeship fairs and induction days.
- Coordinate logistics, including venue booking, catering, and materials preparation.

**Skills, Knowledge and Expertise**:
**Essential criteria**
- Minimum GCSEs in English and Maths (or equivalent).
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy.

**Desirable experience**:

- Proven experience in an administrative role, preferably within an educational or training environment.
- Experience in managing data and generating reports.

**Personal Attributes**:

- Proactive and adaptable with a can-do attitude.
- Professional demeanour and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Commitment to continuous professional development and learning

**Benefits**:
**Why Join The City of Liverpool College?**

**Benefits of working at the College**
As a valued member of our College community, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, dedicated wellbeing support, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development.

**Pension Scheme**
You'll be part of the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 20.20%, one of the best pension packages in the sector.

**Leave entitlement**
Up to 27 days annual holiday allowance, plus 1 wellbeing day. You’ll also benefit from 5 to 7 days statutory closure and 2 further days closure at Easter.

**Employee Benefit Platform**
As part of your role, you’ll have access to the COLC Employee Benefits Platform, a one-stop hub for a wide range of perks designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and everyday savings. You’ll be able to access discounts at major supermarkets, fashion and lifestyle retailers, tech stores, travel providers, and more. You’ll also benefit from the Cycle to Work Scheme, cinema and leisure discounts and tech and home appliance discounts, with the option of spreading the cost through salary sacrifice. The platform is part of our commitment to supporting you in every aspect of your working life - and beyond.

**Health and Wellbeing**
As part of our commitment to supporting your health and wellbeing, all employees have access to the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - a completely confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. Whether you’re facing personal challenges, looking for advice, or simply need someone to talk to, Health Assured is here to help. Through Health Assured, you can access a 24/7 confidential helpline, face to face, online or telephone counselling, as well as structured support for a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationships, bereavement, legal and financial concerns.
You'll also have access to the online wellbeing portal, a secure, user-friendly platform offering a wide range of self-help resources, health assessments, articles, and guidance covering emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing, and to the Wi