Vacancy: MA Business Administration

About the Company

Glasgow City Council (GCC) is the largest local authority in Scotland, with over 30,000 employees across the ‘Glasgow family’ who provide residents with a diverse range of services in their roles. Posts are available in Financial Services or our Chief Executive's Department. Teams are based in the City Chambers complex in Glasgow city centre and present a fantastic opportunity for you to gain a wide range of administration, customer service and business experience. Providing excellent customer service is a priority for us and we want to make sure that all our customers are dealt with in a friendly, polite and professional way. You will also provide administrative support, helping-out with a variety of tasks in a busy office environment.

Job Description and Key Responsibilities

THIS VACANCY IS AVAILABLE TO THE FOLLOWING: 16-19 YEAR OLDS 20-29 YEAR OLDS WITH A DISABILITY 20-29 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE CARE EXPERIENCED We are recruiting for three Business Administration Modern Apprentices to work in Financial Services to help provide a high quality and responsive support service. One position is available in Assessors and Electoral Registration Office (AERO) and two posts within Economic Development teams (including business support, strategic projects team and employability). The successful candidates will carry out a range of clerical and administration duties. There will be times where you’ll need to use various IT systems and applications to process requests and log information, therefore good IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office packages are important. As a Modern Apprentice, as well as working in your day-to-day role, you will be studying towards a Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ). During your apprenticeship you will work towards your qualification, whilst being able to apply your learning to the real-life business environment. In turn, you will receive first class training, excellent conditions and experience of working in one of Glasgow’s leading employers. Responsibilities: Carry out day to day general clerical and administration duties including filing, photocopying, responding to emails, answering calls, input to databases ensuring all data is accurately recorded, whilst always providing the highest standards of customer service to everyone using our services.

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

Key skills, experience and knowledge • Demonstrate excellent communication skills • Customer focussed • Have good IT and organisational skills • The ability to produce work to a high standard and with great attention to detail • Have a positive approach to learn new skills • The ability to follow instructions from your manager and other colleagues. • The ability to work effectively as part of a team. • A good general education. You should have basic PC skills and a knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

Education, Qualifications and Training

Nat 4 English and Maths is desirable