We are recruiting for an Administrator to join a high-profile public-sector organisation on an interim contract. This role is responsible for providing administrative support to ensure the effective day-to-day operation of the wider directorate, enabling governance, non-operational resourcing, and other administrative processes to work smoothly.

Key Details

• Location: 2–3 days office Southwark/Stratford office / 2 days WFH

• Contract: ASAP start – contract ends September 2026 (view to extend)

• Rate: £20.10 PAYE per day hour

About the Role

•  Providing administrative support to assist the effective running of a wider directorate or office. This will include supporting local processes in achieving effective business outcomes within the respective area
• Accountable for the efficient co-ordination and maintaining of information, documents and records for the respective directorate or office
• Assisting with the distribution of directorate wide internal communications in collaboration with the Executive Office and Support Services
• Supporting the management and co-ordination of systems for effective handling of work, internally and across directorate areas
• Supporting with the co-ordination of purchasing and budget/procurement support activities (including raising POs, liaising with vendors and Finance)
• Supporting the wider directorate in the administration and awareness of internal SHE obligations for the area (including but not limited to: PGIs, Safety tours; Senior Management engagement; DSE Assessments; carbon literacy training)
• Accountable for providing support at local and directorate wide meetings, including note taking and capturing key actions
• To provide coverage of any general administration activities across the Executive Office team

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Good written and verbal communication skills to be able to respond to correspondence in a clear and succinct manner (Essential)
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Essential) – everything we do involves MS office applications
• Ability to provide support in meetings including capturing minutes and action (Essential)
• Competent in data entry and maintenance, with the ability to analyse data sets if required (Desirable)
• Experience in working within an office environment, providing administrative support to a directorate or business area (Essential)
• Experience of working under pressure within a large and complex organisation (Essential)

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