Ipswich Borough Council, Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2DE £17,286 per annum 37 hours per week Fixed term for 18 months Reference: 0113 Required as soon as possible An apprenticeship with Ipswich Borough Council is a great stepping-stone to your career, giving you valuable work experience, a recognised qualification, access to all our employee benefits and your own income. As an Apprentice you will become an important part of the Council’s work. This is an exciting Apprenticeship opportunity within the HR team at Ipswich Borough Council and is the perfect role if you are interested in exploring a career in with local government. We are a small friendly and welcoming team who work well together and will support you on your journey to a new career. As an Apprentice you will be part of a busy team providing effective administration support in a wide range of activities, including recruitment, learning and development and payroll. Alongside this you will also be the first point of contact to deal with general enquiries ensuring a high standard of customer service is provided. We will support you to undertake either a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration or Level 3 HR Support Apprenticeship (CIPD) which includes up to 6 hours a week dedicated to undertaking work for your qualification. CIPD Level 3 Apprentice information: here Business Administration information: here This Apprenticeship is 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday and is offered on a fixed term for 18 months. The post is based at Grafton House in Ipswich. You will be required to work 2 days a week in the office (usually a Tuesday and Thursday). you will enjoy working with people and understand the importance of excellent customer service working in a confidential environment being able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills, IT skills and be confident dealing with enquiries by telephone, email and face-to-face able to work as part of a team and have a positive “can do” attitude self-motivated flexible and reliable willing to learn and undertake training and follow instructions committed to making the most of this apprenticeship opportunity. As well as a good salary, we offer a career average pension scheme, generous holiday and sick pay entitlements, subsidised parking, public transport discounts, free swimming, cycle purchase scheme, plenty of personal and professional development opportunities, flexible working, Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity to work with great colleagues. To find out more For more information about this role please call Ryan Buck (he/him) on 01473 433054 or email: ryan.buckipswich.gov.uk Please download the Job Description and Person Specification to find out more about this role: Job Description and Person Specification The selection process will be an assessment and/or interview in person. How to apply Apply online at: Home - Ambition Ipswich where you can complete the online application form for this vacancy. Closing date: 11.59pm, 30 March 2025. Shortlisting and invites will take place on: 31 March 2025. Assessment centre will take place on: 3 April 2025. Interview date: 8 April 2025 Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications. Please note we do not accept CVs.