Administrator

Role Overview

• The role will require undertaking a variety of financial processes for the National Landscape, such as raising purchase orders as well as overseeing the payment of invoices.
• You will provide secretarial support for the team and associated partnerships. This will involve booking rooms, taking minutes and sending out meeting papers.
• To ensure the smooth running of the team the postholder will undertake a series of office management tasks ensuring the team has access to the materials they need to undertake their duties.
• One day you might be at a partnership meeting, having booked the venue and sent out the papers and engaging with the National Landscape partner organisation, while another day may see you undertaking financial processes from our own office base in Ipswich.
• There will be an opportunity to influence office procedures to ensure they are up to date and relevant for the smooth running of the team, including the opportunity to develop expertise in this area.

Requirements

• The ability to work and contribute to a small but dedicated team.
• Level 2 qualifications or knowledge in business administration.
• A good work ethic and the desire to take on responsibility for providing excellent business support to the team.
• Experience in financial procedures but also a strong commitment to learn new skills, be a good team player and has a flexible and adaptable approach
• The ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders drawn from all sections of society to work together in a positive way to support conservation action in the Dedham Vale and Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscapes.

Benefits

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day