Administrative Assistant Leicester, England
Job description
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
Location: Leicester - 5 Boundary Rd, Leicester LE2 7PE
Salary: £24,020 - £28,259 determined by a competency-based framework
About the role
As an Administrative Assistant, you’ll provide a range of Administrative support to the Customer Operations East Midlands team, and contribute to the achievement of departmental and business objectives.
Your key accountabilities will include:
- Maintaining, reporting and coordinating technical and financial records, e.g. provide relevant KPI’s reports to the management team
- Operating and administering key data systems across the broad spectrum of business activities
- Providing a first line response for team communications by managing incoming phone calls, mail and correspondence
- Managing and co-ordinating team diaries and schedules and ensure that the itinerary is always clearly communicated to all relevant parties
- Organising various meetings, briefings and events as required and provide a minute taking and distribution service for key meetings
- Ensuring that all requests, orders, invoices are progressed in a timely manner, complying with all procedural requirements and internal audit regulations.
- Supporting fellow members of the team to ensure that the movements and activities are co-ordinated and maximise their impact on business performance
- Ensuring that internal and external perceptions of Functions/Partners are managed and protected within favourable boundaries wherever possible, maintaining confidentiality wherever appropriate
We’re looking for candidates who have the following:
- Excellent awareness of the organisation, business issues and processes
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience of liaising with senior members of staff, internally and externally
- Excellent organisation and administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills
- A basic understanding of business acumen and GDPR
- Strong planning, organising and customer service experience
What’s in it for you?
We’re committed to supporting our employees to get the best out of themselves. For this role in particular we can offer:
- Ample opportunity for progression within the business
- Mentoring and guidance opportunities
We offer a host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and support your well-being. These include:
- Annual bonus
- Pension Scheme double matched up to a total of 12% of salary (i.e., employee contributions of up to 6%, double matched by a Cadent contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday, plus statutory days, and an option to buy more
- Fantastic career development prospects with funded learning options, including support with exams, and internal and external learning and development
- Strong focus on supporting you as an individual including:
- hybrid working
- flexible working
- strong commitments to ED&I
- generous family provision policies
- Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, insurance, and healthcare packages, plus much more
- My Offers membership card – offering discounts and savings from hundreds of retailers
- 2 paid volunteering days per year
- Free gym access at the Ansty office, as well as a ‘Gympass’ scheme providing free or heavily subsidised local gym memberships
We want our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance and are happy to discuss flexible working options with you if the role can accommodate it. Let us know about your flexibility requirements, whether that be reduced hours, remote working, flexible start/finish times, or compressed hours, and we will be more than happy to explore what’s possible for the role.
About us
At Cadent we’re excited to be part of the future of UK energy! We’ve got a clear roadmap that will drive our performance to the forefront of our industry and support the UK government in achieving its net zero targets by 2050.
We’re making a difference through innovation and new ways of working. Together we’re shaping a cleaner, greener future for our 11 million customers whom we put at the heart of everything we do.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement listed?
Understanding, learning, and celebrating what makes us different, as well as what we have in common, is good for us as individuals and enables us to work better together as one team. Cadent is committed to being an equitable and diverse employer that fosters an inclusive culture for all our employees, therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit, and business need. So, if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification mentioned, we would still love for you to submit your application – You may just be the right person for this role or other opportunities at Cadent.
As a recognised Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to champion inclusion in the workplace and ensure to provide an environment that is accessible to all and supports individuals throughout their journey with Cadent. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the application process.
We place great importance on equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our employee communities Women in Cadent, Pride at Work (LGBTQ+), Embrace (ethnicity and religion), Thrive! (disability) and the Cadent Military Community can’t wait to welcome you!
Circle Back Initiative
As an active and proud member of The Circle Back Initiative, we aim to ensure that all candidates receive a response to their application, regardless of the outcome.
We will be receiving applications until the specified date above, though Cadent retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at your earliest convenience.
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