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Business Admin Apprentice (HR)

Suffolk Advertising (SCC) • Level 3 • Ipswich, England, United Kingdom • 3w ago

Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE
£17,286 per annum
37 hours per week
Fixed term for 18 months
Reference: 0113

An apprenticeship with Ipswich Borough Council is a great stepping-stone to your career, giving you valuable work experience, a recognised qualification, access to all our employee benefits and your own income. As an Apprentice you will become an important part of the Council’s work.

This is an exciting Apprenticeship opportunity within the HR team at Ipswich Borough Council and is the perfect role if you are interested in exploring a career in with local government. We are a small friendly and welcoming team who work well together and will support you on your journey to a new career.

As an Apprentice you will be part of a busy team providing effective administration support in a wide range of activities, including recruitment, learning and development and payroll. Alongside this you will also be the first point of contact to deal with general enquiries ensuring a high standard of customer service is provided.

We will support you to undertake either a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration or Level 3 HR Support Apprenticeship (CIPD) which includes up to 6 hours a week dedicated to undertaking work for your qualification.

This Apprenticeship is 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday and is offered on a fixed term for 18 months. The post is based at Grafton House in Ipswich. You will be required to work 2 days a week in the office (usually a Tuesday and Thursday).

you will enjoy working with people and understand the importance of excellent customer service working in a confidential environment
being able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills, IT skills and be confident dealing with enquiries by telephone, email and face-to-face
able to work as part of a team and have a positive “can do” attitude
self-motivated flexible and reliable
willing to learn and undertake training and follow instructions
committed to making the most of this apprenticeship opportunity.

As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues.

Closing date: 11.59pm, 30 March 2025.

Shortlisting and invites will take place on: 31 March 2025.

Assessment centre will take place on: 3 April 2025.

Interview date: 8 April 2025

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 18 months

Pay: £17,286.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 0113