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Education Development Trust Hiring for NEA Project Administrator (fixed term) Job at Gateshead, England , UK Full Time
Location:
Gateshead (office & home working)
Salary Details:
£24,331 per annum
Closing Date:
31 Jan 2023
About the role
ESF North East Ambition Programme Administrator
Job type: Full or part time – fixed term until December 2023 initially
Location: Office & home based role (occasional travel into the Gateshead or Sheffield office)
Salary: £24,431.00 per annum
Benefits:We pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We have a commitment to providing policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. Aligned to this is our commitment to offering a sector leading range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance of 30 days and 8 bank holidays, accredited training, and development opportunities, a 6% matched pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits.
We are recruiting a full time Project Administrator to join our team at Education Development Trust working on the North East Ambition programme.
Website: https://www.educationdevelopmenttrust.com/north-east-ambition
What is North East Ambition?
The North East Ambition programme is designed to support SMEs and micro businesses across the North East to link more effectively with local and national skills initiatives. The programme is a partnership between Education Development Trust and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, building upon the successful North East Ambition pilot. The North East Ambition programme is a European Social Fund match funded programme that runs from December 2020 – December 2023.
The Project Administrator will provide efficient and effective administrative support for the North East Ambition programme. The role will require liaison with a wide range of stakeholders and the role-holder will be required to support the day-to-day delivery of the project.
Person specification:
Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum GCSE Grade C/Grades 4-9 in Maths and English, or equivalent
Desirable:
- Basic knowledge and understanding of project management tools and techniques
Experience:
- Experience of providing administrative support and coordination to a team department
- Working on multiple projects and tasks
- Proven experience of dealing with, and responding to, multiple stakeholders
Desirable
- Customer facing experience of handling and resolving queries effectively
Skills
Essential
- Ability to use initiative, demonstrating commitment and flexibility
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to deadlines
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively in cross functional teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of information
- Excellent IT skills – accurate word processing and expertise in using MS Office applications including MS Excel and Power point
- Strong customer focus and determination to achieve high quality of customer/client service
- A team player as well as being self-motivated to work alone
Closing date: 31st January
Interview dates: to take place virtually through January/February
How to apply: you can download the job description and apply. Once you apply you will be required to complete a short online application form and upload your CV.
This post, as part of the North East Ambition project, is part funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds 2014 – 2020 and all activity must comply with contractual regulations.
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.
About the organisation
Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training and employment. We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment and skills support.
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