Business Administrator Apprenticeship

Description:

Do you have a curious mindset, love digging into the details, and want to see how a business really works? We might have just the opportunity you’re looking for.

Let us tell you more……

With a keen eye for detail and a knack of juggling different priorities, you’ll be working alongside our Risk & Assurance Advisor as you gain hands on experience in how we manage business risk at Yorkshire Housing. This isn’t about spreadsheets and number crunching, it’s about understanding how our organisation runs and making sure we’re doing things the right way.

You’ll work with our teams from different areas of the business to check we’re following internal processes and not leaving ourselves open to risk. Think of it as being part detective and part quality checker – making sure everything runs smoothly and nothing slips through the cracks.

This role is part of our Internal Audit and Risk Function – focussing on how we operate, not financial accounting. It’s perfect if you’re curious, organised and want to understand how the different parts of a business come together.

At Yorkshire Housing, we’re all about investing in future talent! This apprenticeship is your chance to gain essential skills while getting hands-on experience in Risk and Internal Audit. It’s a great opportunity to kickstart your career while making a real difference to the future of housing!

Want to know more? Read on…

What qualification will I be working towards?

You’ll be working towards completing a Level 3 Business Administrator qualification. You’ll be attending college one day per month and you’ll need to make sure that all of your assignments and assessments are completed as you work towards your qualifications.

What will I be doing?

You’ll be working with our friendly and knowledgeable team who’ll support, guide, and mentor you as you grow your skills and experience. Whether it’s helping to gather responses to internal audit recommendations or pulling together information for reports, you’ll get a bird’s-eye view of how our business operates. You’ll also see how all our teams work together to ensure our customers have a place they’re proud to call home.

Here’s what else you’ll be getting up to:

• Organising and coordinating risk meetings
• Taking notes in meetings and helping keep risk registers updated
• Supporting the internal audit programme
• Assisting with meeting preparation and follow ups
• Gathering information for risk and assurance reports
• Helping monitor shared email inboxes
• Providing figures for monthly reports

What you’ll bring to the role:

We’re looking for someone who is comfortable and confident talking to people and building strong working relationships. You’ll be happy to ask questions, be curious and make decisions based on evidence and facts. You’ll also have the following:

• 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 (C) or above including English and Maths
• The ability to work well as part of a team
• The ability to manage tasks and focus on what is most important
• Great organisational skills
• Basic knowledge and experience in Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office software

If you’re sitting there thinking, I can’t quite bring everything to the role that they’re asking for, but I’m pretty confident I have a ton of other skills that make me stand out… Don’t let the bullet points put you off, we’re a friendly bunch and want to get the best people in the best roles and if that’s you, we’d love to hear from you!

A bit more about us

At Yorkshire Housing, we own and manage over 20,000 homes across the Yorkshire region. Providing our customers with a place they’re proud to call home is at the core of what we do. But our service doesn’t stop when the keys are in the door.

As we continue to develop new homes and our customer base expands, it’s more important than ever that we look towards our future talent and ensure we have the best people in place to provide excellent support to our customers. As a Business Administrator Apprentice you’ll play a key role in making this happen.

What’s in it for you?

In return, we offer a salary of £15,015- £16,744 per annum (depending on experience) for 35 hours per week, 26 days annual leave (rising annually to 31 days) plus Bank Holidays.

We also work (truly) flexibly, and believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go.

But that’s not all. We offer a reward package to suit everyone. At YH, you can claim back for prescriptions, eye tests and more with our cash plan, make the most of a variety of retail discounts and take advantage of our pension scheme where we’ll match your contributions up to 9%, just to name a few.

Our people’s health and wellbeing is one of our top priorities, and you can make the most of our readily available wellbeing support package. This includes access to a library of free fitness classes, as well as an instant My GP service and free counselling sessions with a trained professional.