Job Summary:
One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations have an exciting opportunity for a Divisional Corps Administrator. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, professional, and dynamic. The role will support variousSalvationArmy locations within Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and will provide a wide range of administrative support to two or more Corps (Churches). This will enhance the smooth running of the Corps and release Corps Officers (Church Leaders) to focus on delivering mission and provision of pastoral care as well as supporting Corps who have no leader in appointment for a period of time. Travel within work time will be required with mileage payments for this provided.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To Provide a professional, timely and comprehensive admin support service to Corps Officers and Local Officers as needed. Create and maintain essential corps records, including corps and community accounts, processing invoices and banking cash where necessary.
2. Manage stock levels and order appropriate resources, keeping inventories up to date.
3. Ensuring incoming mail is responded to and actioned correctly and in a timely manner.
4. Support the administration of the recruitment of volunteers making sure all appropriate paperwork and checks are in place.
5. To set dates, provide agendas and take minutes of meetings, making sure they are distributed to the appropriate people in a timely manner.
Successful candidate will have:
6. Experience of working successfully in a similar job role. within a busy and varied work environment.
7. Experience of drafting documents, booking meetings, collecting, and inputting data, managing email inboxes, acknowledging, and responding to general queries, and processing documents.
8. Good communication skills (both written and verbal), interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to develop successful and collaborative working relationships.
9. Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks effectively to ensure quality standards and time scales with minimal supervision.
10. Provide a professional, timely and comprehensive admin support service to Corps Officers and Local Officers as needed. Ensuring that all essential Corps records and systems are maintained and up to date.
11. Educated to NVQ level 2 with 5 GCSE (A-C) or equivalent experience.
12. The ability and willingness to work within, be empathic with and promote The Christian ethos and values of The Salvation Army Mission.
13. Ability to travel around the Division is needed holding a current and valid UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle.