Professional Business Support Administrator

• Salary: National (Edinburgh and Leeds) ranging from £25,000 to £29,000 and London from £27,500 to £32,000 (salary offered will be based on skills and experience)
• This role is graded as: Professional Support - Corporate
• Your Internal recruitment contact is Louis Van Den Burg via louis.vandenburg@fca.org.uk.
• Your external recruitment contact is Tahir Khan via tahir.khan1@fca.org.uk. Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

• →Lead administrative support to the teams, working closely with colleagues to ensure their day-to-day activities run smoothly
• →Manage diaries for multiple managers, including organising internal and external meetings for both managers and for team/departmental meetings, including room bookings, visitor passes, and catering, and remaining flexible to short-notice changes, enabling senior leaders to deliver against strategic priorities 
• →Managing joiner/mover/leaver IT requirements and resolving ad hoc issues or queries on behalf of the managers
• →Working alongside local Personal Assistants (to the Heads of Department and the Director) to coordinate the departments administrative activities, including ensuring there is adequate administrative cover, acting as a trusted coordinator across multiple business functions 
• →Administrative support to the department, including ensuring that MIDA’s Pulse page, organogram, SharePoint and OneNote are kept up to date, and managing other key administrative tasks using Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• →Providing support with recruitment, including liaising with Human Resources, arranging interview and case study slots

• Demonstrable experience of strong diary management across multiple diaries using Microsoft Outlook
• Experience managing key administrative tasks using Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Experience in managing room-booking systems and arranging travel

• Sound knowledge and confidence using OneNote, MS Office Suite, and the ability to get up to speed quickly with new systems
• Excellent spelling, grammar and written communication skills
• Ability to act on your own initiative, prioritising and working under pressure and to tight deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy
• Flexibility to adapt and react to changing circumstances, reprioritising as necessary
• Ability to handle staff confidential and sensitive data with a high degree of discretion, maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Ability to build good working relationships and networks
• Strong oral communication skills, summarising key issues in a timely fashion

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
 

• Job advert close: Wednesday 11th November at 23:59pm
• CV Review/Shortlist: Friday 13th November
• Interviews: 19th – 25th November
• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.