Executive Support Apprentice
UK Research and Innovation · South West · SN2 1PL
About the role
Private Office Administration Apprentice 🚀
Ready to kickstart your career and gain invaluable experience? We're looking for a super organised and curious individual to join our small, friendly, and high-performing team at the core of the directorate. This is a fantastic apprenticeship opportunity where you'll be at the heart of things, providing direct support to senior leaders and helping us smash our communication goals across UKRI. 🌟
As a Private Office Administration Apprentice, you'll get to:
- Support Deputy Directors of Communication: Become a diary ninja, expertly managing schedules for meetings, visits, and events. 🗓️
- Prep Senior Leaders: Work alongside Private Secretaries to ensure our leaders are fully ready for their commitments, mastering the art of prioritisation. 🧠
- Handle Travel Arrangements: Organise both domestic and international travel, finding the smartest and most efficient routes. ✈️
- Keep our SharePoint Tidy: Maintain our team's digital hub, ensuring documents, processes, and resources are on point and easy to access. 📂
- Assist with Important Stuff: Get involved in risk management, corporate compliance, and directorate-wide projects as needed. ✅
- Help Plan Awesome Events: Contribute to making our team and directorate events, like Away Days, a massive success! 🎉
- Be a Team Player: Support your colleagues in the Private Office to keep everything running smoothly, professionally, and collaboratively. 🙌
This apprenticeship is all about building your professional skills in administration, communication, and coordination. We'll provide full support every step of the way, helping you build experience, boost your confidence, and understand how a major public organisation like ours ticks. It's a structured path to developing valuable skills and a deep understanding of our work. Let's grow together! 🌱
Key responsibilities
- Manage diaries and schedule meetings, visits, and events.
- Prepare senior leaders for their commitments.
- Arrange domestic and international travel.
- Maintain the team’s SharePoint site.
- Assist with risk management, corporate compliance, and directorate activities.
Entry requirements
GCSE in: (English (grade 4/C), Maths (grade 4/C))