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About the Role

As a Business Administration Apprentice in the Developer Contributions Team, you will play a vital role in managing financial and non-financial contributions from developments that help fund or deliver new infrastructure needed to support growth in Lewisham. You will work with experienced professionals, learning valuable skills, and contributing to the smooth operation of the planning department. This is a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career, earning a Business Administration qualification.

Responsibilities

Electronically file, scan, collate, upload, organize, and index documents, and create readable documents.
Generate correspondence, print and email letters, use postal tracking, and send out postal notifications, including using an enveloping machine.
Enter data onto the Council’s systems and provide receipts.
Use Excel spreadsheets, including entering information and checking data.
Learn and use specialist technology, including IT systems and document management systems.
Assist Senior officers with reports or presentations by providing information from the Council’s systems.
Assist with the preparation of reports, presentations, and documents.
Provide support in meetings when necessary.
Respond to simple email requests and assist in organizing the team's files.
Provide excellent customer service when dealing with stakeholders, including members of the public.
Attend meetings within the Council as required.
Organize meetings for Senior members of the team and add reminders for the team.

Requirements

Must be a Lewisham borough resident.
Must have GCSE English and Maths grade C and above or 4 and above.
Good maths and IT skills.
Keen to learn.
Ability to work well in a pressured environment adapting to changing priorities.
Flexible attitude to duties.
Organized.
Ability to work well in a team as well as independently.

Skills

IT skills
Excel spreadsheets
Document management systems
Customer service

Location

Laurence House, Catford, London, SE6 4U

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Apprentice

Education Level

GCSE English and Maths grade C and above or 4 and above
Business Administration qualification

Salary/Compensations

£27,010 per annum (LLW)

Benefits

Excellent training and development opportunities
Gaining an accredited qualification
Generous holiday allowance
Local Government Pension scheme
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Season ticket and bicycle loans
A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
Supportive staff networks

About the Company

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert.
We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process.
We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply.