Regional Administrator
Home Based (supporting teams in South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Stoke, Staffordshire, Shropshire and the West Midlands)

The Organisation

We’re Blind Veterans UK, a charity that helps vision-impaired ex-service people from every generation rebuild their lives regardless of how or when they lost their sight. Founded in 1915, by Sir Arthur Pearson, to help the many veterans losing their sight after the First World War, we have supported those blinded in subsequent wars and military engagements, including the Second World War, and more recently, the conflicts in the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

We’re one transformational team that believes every vision-impaired veteran should be able to lead the life they choose.

We are currently seeking a Regional Administrator to join us on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £23,887.57 per annum
- Generous annual leave with the option to buy additional days
- Pension scheme with generous employer contributions
- Healthcare cash plan
- Access to legal services and mental health support
- Employee assistance programme
- Paid professional subscriptions and discounts
- Home working allowance
- Professional and personal development
- Enhanced pay

If you’re a highly-organised administrator with experience in working with older people with disabilities, we would love for you to join our team.

It's a great time to become a part of our journey, as we embark on an ambitious transformation programme to guarantee our long-term prosperity and ensure that we can support our beneficiaries for years to come.

You will have the chance to make a difference to people across the community supporting them to lead richer, more fulfilling lives and playing a vital role in delivering our services.

So, if you can see yourself undertaking a rewarding role in an inclusive team, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

The Role

As our Regional Administrator, you will provide high-quality administrative, organisational and engagement support to our teams across South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Stoke, Staffordshire, Shropshire and the West Midlands.

Supporting our Community Services Team Leaders, you will be tasked with financial record keeping, cash handling, banking, communications, correspondence, producing reports and statistics and formulating newsletters.

You will regularly attend meetings, for which you will co-ordinate diaries, as well as take and circulate minutes. Alongside the regions listed above, you will also be asked to support teams in other areas to meet organisational requirements.

Additionally, you will:

- Help set up and manage admin, financial, IT and paper-based systems
- Manage petty cash float and keep accurate financial records
- Handle calls and enquires
- Help to arrange various events
- Assist with the day-to-day management of our office in Sheffield and occasional working here

About You

To be considered for the role of Regional Administrator, you will need:

- Relevant administration and cashiering experience
- Previous experience working with older people with visual impairments
- Excellent levels of IT proficiency
- Effective organisational skills
- The ability to take and transcribe meeting minutes

Knowledge of banking procedures would be beneficial to your application, as would knowledge of the military and military personnel. A working knowledge of Microsoft Teams would also be advantageous, as would the ability to travel across the area and other locations in the UK where required.

The closing date for this vacancy is 23 May 2023.

Other organisations may call this role Administrator, Team administrator, Support Administrator, Admin Officer, Admin Assistant, Office Assistant, Receptionist, Secretary, EA, PA, Executive Assistant, or Personal Assistant.

Webrecruit and Blind Veterans UK are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you would be a good fit as our Regional Administrator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.