Salary: Starting from £24000, depending on experience
Location: UK - Newcastle
Published 4 days ago
Closing in 3 days
This is a Permanent, Full-Time vacancy.
The Vacancy
Here at NorthStandard, our guiding principles enable us to be our best selves at work, through personal and professional development. The NorthStandard Academy is just one of many ways that we showcase development – a centre of expertise internally and externally for member-facing training.
As we build our team to support our curiosity and desire for learning, this newly created role will provide day-to-day administrative support for the Academy, making sure that our training initiatives are executed effectively and efficiently. If you share our passion for learning and pride yourself on your communication and organisation skills, why not take a look at what this role will entail and take the next step in your career.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to upholding our values by actively considering applicants who are interested in this opportunity as a part-time position. Our only ask is that you can be around 4 days of the week, with 2 days working onsite in our Newcastle office. We are open to discussing working hours with you.
What will you be doing?
* Providing administrative support to the Academy team, including management of diaries, support with correspondence/emails, and liaison with colleagues and external stakeholders for the Academy.
* Arranging team meetings, project meetings, and managing travel bookings.
* Processing invoices and expenses, whilst tracking the Academy budget.
* Managing action trackers for the Academy team, whilst working collaboratively with other teams for the best outcomes.
* Updating and managing the teams SharePoint sites.
* Liaising with external training providers to set up new training sessions, and recording attendance.
* Supporting Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with preparation of presentations and training materials.
* Supporting the delivery of our international Residential Training Course by working closely with our internal Subject Matter Experts, our Marketing Team, whilst liaising with our members and delegates.
About you
Essential Skills/Qualifications/Experience
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
* Administrative skills, including attention to detail and accuracy.
* Previous experience supporting senior executives in a corporate environment.
* Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
* Experience of working with MS Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint).
* A proactive, hands-on approach to solving problems, improving processes and ways of working.
* The ability to work using your discretion, being able to maintain confidentiality where appropriate.
Desirable Skills/Qualifications/Experience
* Educated to 'A' level standard or equivalent.
* Experience of administering e-learning platforms.
The Company
Welcome to NorthStandard, one of the largest and most influential marine insurers in the International Group.
We're more than just a workplace. We're a global community of passionate maritime professionals driven and defined by our empowered, inquisitive, courageous, and giving principles, and our commitment to excellence. We believe in fostering a diverse, inclusive and dynamic work environment where everyone can be themselves, thrive, and contribute their unique talents to delivering our best for colleagues, members, customers, and the communities we serve.
You will be empowered to focus on your progression, have access to development opportunities designed to fast-track your career from the day you start, and the ability to contribute to and shape our employee experience. In return, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, while benefitting from a hybrid approach in our collaborative office spaces around the world.
We’re committed to continuous learning and development, building long-lasting internal and external relationships, and driving service excellence.
The Benefits
A competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus plan, and benefit arrangements for everyone.
We offer a best-in-market hybrid working policy and are open to considering a range of flexible opportunities. This includes job-sharing, part-time roles, and remote working.
Our people are the most important part of our club and we constantly strive for our culture and working environment to show how much we value the contribution you make. We do this through our Employee Resource Groups, learning and development opportunities, inclusive policies, and our Employee Assistance Programmes.
We host a range of get-togethers throughout the year as we believe that bringing our people together is a great way to motivate each other, inspire success, and build a stronger foundation for the club.
The Values
Empowered
By being trusted, inspired and developed.
Giving
Showing we care by sharing our attention, experience, and expertise.
Courageous
Challenging relentlessly to create better outcomes.
Inquisitive
Embracing diverse perspectives and fresh possibilities.
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