Regional Administrator

Job title: Regional Administrator

Location: Norwich, this role covers the East Anglia region and therefore will be a requirement to travel throughout the area which includes Melton Constable, Ipswich and Cambridgeshire.

Salary: £23,000 – £24,000 per annum

Job type: Full time, permanent

Do you have previous experience within an administrative and have excellent communication skills?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Administrator to join the Swanton team based in East Anglia who will provide an efficient and effective customer focused service and administrative support within Swanton’s operating region and to the Regional Director.

The role

As our Regional Administrator you will be the first point of contact for regional enquiries and provide general administrative duties to support the Regional Director and Service Managers as and when required. This role will also be involved in supporting the finance department with financial activities.

Key responsibilities include:

Liaising with HR, Finance, Property Services, Head Office and the Quality & Governance Team to ensure the timely and accurate provision of information and data as and when needed.

Supporting the finance department with billing, petty cash, invoicing and other finance related tasks.

Provide focussed administrative support, assisting the site management team in completing processes including but not limited to pay-roll, finance, recruitment, rota planning, managing training records and ensuring HR records are in good order.

Support with the internal and external communications strategy and implementation including ‘Swanton News’ newsletter and annual reports.

You will be involved in supporting with ad hoc and on-going projects within the region.

Work with regional colleagues in the organisation of internal and external events such as regional conferences and away days, staff meetings, family meetings and work with others to organise Swanton’s participation in recruitment fairs and promotional events, attending and playing a full and positive part when requested.

Coordinate regional meetings from collating and sending out papers to minute taking as required.

Completion of audit processes as required to meet the needs of the business.

Assist in the collation, preparation and presentation of monthly regional reports.

About you

To be successful in the role of Regional Administrator it is essential that you have a minimum of a level 3 in English and significant experience within an administrative or finance related role, it is desirable to have previous experience within the care sector. You will also need to be able to work under you own initiative, priorities your workload and adapt accordingly.

You will be required to undertake finance related tasks and therefore exposure or an understanding of these processes is essential. Advanced IT skills in packages such as Microsoft Office and experience of Access software or other business information systems is also required.

As you will be required to travel between the different services it is essential you are able to travel within the region and have access to transport.

What we can offer in return:

• Reward schemes such as long service awards, refer a friend scheme (£400 per referral), Above & Beyond Awards, retail discount scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• We’ll provide the training and development you need to thrive and a chance to build on the skills you have
• We aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton
• Free DBS checks
• Life Insurance
• Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme

You will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.