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Business Support Apprentice
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 06 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £18,900 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | (rising incrementally every 12 months during the Apprenticeship) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | UKRI |
| Math o swydd: | Prentisiaeth |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 1160 |
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Business Support Apprentice
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Salary: £18,900 per annum (rising incrementally every 12 months during the Apprenticeship)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, 24 months
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire
Closing Date: Sunday, 17th August 2025
Start Date: w/c 6th October
Interview Date: 2nd and 3rd September, Polaris House, Swindon
About EPSRC
EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences. We invest over £850 million a year in a broad range of subjects from mathematics to materials science and from information technology to structural engineering. EPSRC is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the largest public sector funder of research and innovation, with an annual budget of over £8bn and including 7 research councils. You can find out more about UKRI via: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/about-uk-research-and-innovation/our-organisation/
About the Roles
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have a number of interesting, diverse and challenging Business Support Apprenticeship roles to be based within our Delivery Support and Administrative Support Teams.
The broad purpose of the roles are to provide administrative support to one or more teams in our office in Swindon. The roles will be wide-ranging and include opportunities for providing administrative support within the post holder’s respective team. You will work closely with other business support colleagues as well as wider team members in a supportive and collaborative environment to contribute to team objectives, where development and continuous improvement is encouraged and supported.
Your role will involve building and managing relationships with senior colleagues, arranging and supporting meetings and playing a key role in the delivery of the peer review process. You will deliver effective support that underpins the delivery teams and supports our wider objectives by ensuring that operations are carried out in an efficient and effective manner in a way that maximises benefit to the whole organisation.
As a member of these teams, your role will be to provide support with the following:
✔High quality administrative support to one or more teams in our office in Swindon, using meeting scheduling systems and processes, document management structures, and internal standard operating procedures
✔Support and help to deliver our process of peer review using our computer systems
✔Funding Opportunity support, including webinars and answering queries
✔Information monitoring and collation of reporting materials, briefings and document management
✔Corporate projects/activities as required
What you will learn
You will undertake professional development and training as part of a cohort of apprentices. We are offering two routes for this apprenticeship:
Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship (3 roles)
Level 3 Business Administrator apprentices will complete their apprenticeship with New College Swindon, over 18-21 months. The first 15-18 months are the ‘practical period’ where you will learn through a combination of on-and-off-the-job training with New College Swindon and EPSRC to develop and implement the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Candidates will be required to attend New College Swindon 1 day per week during the practical period for facilitated workshops.
In the final 3 months of your programme you will undertake and lead on a work-based improvement project, deliver a presentation on this project, undertake a Knowledge Test and a professional discussion underpinned by a work-based portfolio as part of the End Point Assessment.
Level 3 Data Technician (2 roles)
Level 3 Data Technician apprentices will complete their apprenticeship with Babington Business College over 17 months. The first 14 months are the ‘practical period’ where you will learn through a combination of on-and-off-the job training with Babington Business College and EPSRC to develop and implement the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Candidates will attend a combination of virtual workshops and online learning/coaching/mentoring sessions during the practical period.
In the final 3 months of our programme you will undertake two scenario-based demonstrations in addition to a professional discussion, underpinned by a work-based portfolio as part of the End Point Assessment.
We are looking for the following
✔Achieved, or predicted to achieve by August 2025, 2 GCSE passes at Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent qualification).
✔Excellent written communication skills as evidenced through your Covering Letter and CV.
✔Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
✔Ability to work as a proactive team member, using your initiative to deal with problems and overcome challenges in order to deliver the team’s activities.
✔Ability to manage change and work in an adaptable and flexible manner.
Other relevant information
When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met. Check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026
How to Apply
For full details/important information and to apply, click ‘Apply’ within this Ad which will direct you to our external Careers Page. Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based on how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.
Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Salary: £18,900 per annum (rising incrementally every 12 months during the Apprenticeship)
Hours: Full time, 37 hours
Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, 24 months
Location: Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire
Closing Date: Sunday, 17th August 2025
Start Date: w/c 6th October
Interview Date: 2nd and 3rd September, Polaris House, Swindon
About EPSRC
EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences. We invest over £850 million a year in a broad range of subjects from mathematics to materials science and from information technology to structural engineering. EPSRC is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the largest public sector funder of research and innovation, with an annual budget of over £8bn and including 7 research councils. You can find out more about UKRI via: https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/about-uk-research-and-innovation/our-organisation/
About the Roles
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have a number of interesting, diverse and challenging Business Support Apprenticeship roles to be based within our Delivery Support and Administrative Support Teams.
The broad purpose of the roles are to provide administrative support to one or more teams in our office in Swindon. The roles will be wide-ranging and include opportunities for providing administrative support within the post holder’s respective team. You will work closely with other business support colleagues as well as wider team members in a supportive and collaborative environment to contribute to team objectives, where development and continuous improvement is encouraged and supported.
Your role will involve building and managing relationships with senior colleagues, arranging and supporting meetings and playing a key role in the delivery of the peer review process. You will deliver effective support that underpins the delivery teams and supports our wider objectives by ensuring that operations are carried out in an efficient and effective manner in a way that maximises benefit to the whole organisation.
As a member of these teams, your role will be to provide support with the following:
✔High quality administrative support to one or more teams in our office in Swindon, using meeting scheduling systems and processes, document management structures, and internal standard operating procedures
✔Support and help to deliver our process of peer review using our computer systems
✔Funding Opportunity support, including webinars and answering queries
✔Information monitoring and collation of reporting materials, briefings and document management
✔Corporate projects/activities as required
What you will learn
You will undertake professional development and training as part of a cohort of apprentices. We are offering two routes for this apprenticeship:
Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship (3 roles)
Level 3 Business Administrator apprentices will complete their apprenticeship with New College Swindon, over 18-21 months. The first 15-18 months are the ‘practical period’ where you will learn through a combination of on-and-off-the-job training with New College Swindon and EPSRC to develop and implement the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Candidates will be required to attend New College Swindon 1 day per week during the practical period for facilitated workshops.
In the final 3 months of your programme you will undertake and lead on a work-based improvement project, deliver a presentation on this project, undertake a Knowledge Test and a professional discussion underpinned by a work-based portfolio as part of the End Point Assessment.
Level 3 Data Technician (2 roles)
Level 3 Data Technician apprentices will complete their apprenticeship with Babington Business College over 17 months. The first 14 months are the ‘practical period’ where you will learn through a combination of on-and-off-the job training with Babington Business College and EPSRC to develop and implement the required Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours. Candidates will attend a combination of virtual workshops and online learning/coaching/mentoring sessions during the practical period.
In the final 3 months of our programme you will undertake two scenario-based demonstrations in addition to a professional discussion, underpinned by a work-based portfolio as part of the End Point Assessment.
We are looking for the following
✔Achieved, or predicted to achieve by August 2025, 2 GCSE passes at Grade C/4 or above in Maths and English (or equivalent qualification).
✔Excellent written communication skills as evidenced through your Covering Letter and CV.
✔Excellent planning, organisational and time management skills.
✔Ability to work as a proactive team member, using your initiative to deal with problems and overcome challenges in order to deliver the team’s activities.
✔Ability to manage change and work in an adaptable and flexible manner.
Other relevant information
When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met. Check your eligibility: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-funding-rules-2025-to-2026
How to Apply
For full details/important information and to apply, click ‘Apply’ within this Ad which will direct you to our external Careers Page. Part of our application process involves submitting your CV and a cover letter. Your cover letter should address your suitability for the opportunity based on how you meet each essential criteria stated in this advert.
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