Business Administrator Apprenticeship Cambridge, East of England, England
Job description
At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We’re deeply committed to our strategy of being a great place to work. For us, that includes fostering an environment where everyone can be among inclusive, supportive individuals with curious minds.
A company that genuinely follows the science and values individuals at all levels, you’ll be backed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas to push the boundaries of science and continuously learn and explore.
Make the start of your journey a lifechanging one
As part of our Early Talent Programme, you’ll be involved in projects and learning opportunities that have real impact from day one. Being part of our journey and helping us to provide life changing medicine to patients all over the world and transform lives for the better. Making important contributions and embracing our values to deliver on our purpose. Because regardless of role or level, we all have an important part to play in making a positive difference.
We have 2 positions available; working within our Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Science (CPSS) dept, which supports and is embedded within Biopharmaceuticals R&D as part of the Business Planning and Operations (BPO) function.
This advanced two-year apprenticeship as a Business Administrator offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic working environment within the Executive Assistant Team to provide broad department support to several managers.
Responsibilities associated with the role include:
Managing travel arrangements and bookings
Meeting and conference administration including taking minutes, keeping action logs and booking and scheduling rooms
Creating presentation documents using Microsoft applications
Raising purchase orders, reconciling invoices and credits
Supporting our Project Team with Project-related administration and the control of project documentation
Understanding internal customer requirements and ensure that these are fully met
Overseeing security checks, HR & IT requirements for onboarding vendor personnel
Scheduling and coordinating events
Coordinating annual data collection and benchmarking exercises
Deputising for Admin Team including possible inbox management
Draft Communications for Leadership Team
Training and Development:
AstraZeneca will support you through your Business Administrator apprenticeship https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/business-administrator-v1-0 with Paragon Skills.
The apprenticeship combines working, earning a full-time salary, with fully funded part-time learning (equating to 20% off the job each week). This will give you the opportunity to gain a Level 3 qualification, just as you would if you went to college full-time, with the advantage of gaining relevant work-life skills and the excitement of helping to develop new medicines whilst taking your first steps towards an exciting career.
We truly value Early Talent– their thoughts, ideas and contributions. So throughout the programme, you’ll be encouraged and inspired to speak up, have a voice and make an impact.
Essential skills/capabilities required:
We would be looking for the following attributes from our successful applicants:
Enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn and with a genuine curiosity for the science involved in creating new medicines.
Able to act independently but also to work and contribute in a team environment
Good organisational skills with an excellent attention to detail
The ability to work on multiple tasks, following and improving processes, whilst efficiently prioritising activities
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and IT skills
A proactive approach to problem solving
The ability to create and maintain systems for efficiency for both self and others
Entry Requirements:
5 GCSEs (or equivalent) grades 9 to 4, including Maths and English
To have achieved or predicted to achieve one A level at a grade C
Opening date of advert: 16th January 2022
Closing date of advert: 17th February 2022
Successful candidates will be asked to attend a virtual Assessment day on 29th April 2022
This is a 2-year fixed term contract opportunity based at Cambridge, UK and offering £21,500 starting base salary + 11% benefits fund + bonus.
At AstraZeneca, we aim to set you up for success and we recognise the challenges that starting a new job can bring. We therefore offer a relocation package to help with the costs and process of moving for candidates who currently live more than 60 minutes from the site location for this Apprenticeship. Site Operations support a number of sites around Cambridge. Some travel to local sites may be required.
At AstraZeneca, we aim to set you up for success and we recognise the challenges that starting a new job can bring. We therefore offer a relocation package to help with the costs and process of moving for candidates who currently live more than 60 minutes from the site location for this Apprenticeship.
Start date for the apprenticeship programme is 5th September 2022
Please let us know on your application if you require any reasonable adjustments or accommodations.
These positions are not open to those already educated to Bachelors degree level or above – for which we have specific Graduate Programmes, see our website for more details https://careers.astrazeneca.com/students
