Home Based in the North of England
About Us
We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives after their sight has been affected. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have over a century of experience providing the best care to our veterans.
Since then, we’ve provided support to tens of thousands of vision-impaired veterans, helping them to regain their independence. By providing our members with the tools and skills they need to lead a fulfilling and active life, we ensure they remain valued members of society.
We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.
We are currently seeking a Regional Administrator to join us on a full-time basis for a one year fixed term contract.
The Benefits
– Salary of £25,091.47 per annum
– Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
– Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
– Healthcare cash plan
– Access to legal services and mental health support
– Employee assistance programme
– Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
– Home working allowance
– Professional and personal development
– Life Assurance
– Enhanced pay
If you’re a highly organised administrator, this is a brilliant opportunity to join our wonderful team.
It’s a great time to become a part of our journey, as we embark on an ambitious transformation programme to guarantee our long-term prosperity and ensure that we can support our beneficiaries for years to come.
You will have the chance to make a difference to people across the community, supporting them to lead richer, more fulfilling lives and playing a vital role in delivering our services.
So, if you can see yourself undertaking a rewarding role in an inclusive team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
The Role
As our Regional Administrator, you will provide high-quality administrative, organisational and engagement support to our teams across the north of England.
Supporting our Service Development Managers and community teams, you will be tasked with communicating with members, organising meetings, producing reports and statistics and creating newsletters.
You will regularly attend meetings, (face to face or virtual) for which you will co-ordinate diaries, as well as take and circulate minutes. You will also be asked to support teams in other areas to meet organisational requirements.
Additionally, you will:
– Help set up and manage admin, financial, IT and paper-based systems
– Handle calls and enquires
– Help to arrange various events
About You
To be considered for the role of Regional Administrator, you will need:
– Relevant administration experience
– Experience of working with service users and/or members
– Experience of handling cash
– Excellent levels of IT proficiency
– Effective organisational skills
– The ability to take notes and transcribe meeting minutes
Experience of working with older people or people with sight loss would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of the military and military personnel.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams would also be advantageous, as would the ability to travel across the north of England and other locations in the UK where required.
The closing date for this role is 5 August 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Administrator, Team Administrator, Support Administrator, Admin Officer, Admin Assistant, Office Assistant, Receptionist, Secretary, EA, PA, Executive Assistant, or Personal Assistant.
Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
