Modern Apprentice Business Administration (Fixed Term) 6 Posts

Job Description

Glasgow City Council - Financial Services (CBS): MA Business Administration

Reference Number: (Glasgow Guarantee website)

GGA-2023-1441

Closing Date: 29/05/23

Fixed Term: For 2 years 

Please note that this post is subject to restrictions and accessed via the Glasgow Guarantee website. To apply for the vacancy, click on the following link for Glasgow Guarantee website.

https://www.glasgowguarantee.org/  (Glasgow Guarantee Website)

https://www.glasgowguarantee.org/Vacancies/VacancyDetail/1441

 

Job Description

Due to funding criteria these vacancies are available to:
- 16-19 year olds
- 20-29 year olds with a disability
- 20-29 year olds who are care experienced

We are looking to recruit Business Administration Modern Apprentices to help deliver clerical and administrative support within SPFO and to provide a high standard of customer service.

General administrative support includes:
Processing incoming and outgoing mail
Dealing with enquiries from members and employers via telephone, letter and email
Promoting our digital services including website and member online portal

Providing support in all areas of pension administration including:
Processing a range of benefit and payroll calculations via the pension administration system
Use of task management and document imaging systems
Data maintenance of member records

Communicating with all stakeholders who are:
Members
Employers
External organisations

Key Responsibilities

Successful candidates will provide support in all areas of the business that includes:

• Operating a contact centre and promoting digital services
• Working in partnership with employers to ensure accuracy of our member database
• Maintaining the pension system to comply with LGPS regulations
• Processing a range of pension calculations
• Processing a variety of financial transactions and paying monthly pensions
• Working within required timescales

Candidates must show commitment to achieving an SVQ level 2 in Business Administration. Throughout the programme candidates will receive training, support and on the job experience.

There could be opportunity to progress to an SCQF level 6 in Digital Applications upon completion of the SVQ Level 2

Key Skills

Candidates are required to demonstrate:

Good verbal and written communications skills
Be able to work as part of a team
Adapt to learning new skills
Reliable, hardworking and shows an enthusiastic positive manner
Produce work to a high standard

Apprenticeship Framework Level

SVQ Level 2

Apprenticeship Framework Title

Business Administration

Training Provider

Glasgow City Council

 

Company profile

Strathclyde Pension Fund Office (SPFO) administers the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in the West of Scotland and has more than 150 participating employers.

SPFO has over 266,000 members which includes people paying into the scheme and retired members receiving a pension. The Fund has a current value of £27 billion.

SPFO is one of the 2 largest LGPS funds and one of the top 20 UK pension funds

 

Education, Qualifications and Training

English and Maths at National 4 or above are desirable
Administration/Computing at National 4 or above would be advantageous

Experience & Knowledge

Basic IT Skills
knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word/Excel)

Any Additional Requirements

Candidates selected for an interview will be required to complete a short numeracy test before the interview

Application Packs

Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return it to us.

Further Information

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