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Business Administrator Apprentice
MAREK AND CO DEVELOPMENTS
NEWTON LE WILLOWS (WA12 9DS)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 29 September 2026
Summary
Support our directors with varied business administration across construction, property and business ventures. Manage enquiries, diaries, appointments, records, spreadsheets and social media while working towards a level 3 qualification.
Wage
£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Training
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm. 30 paid hours per week, including six paid hours of apprenticeship training.
Start date
Monday 2 November 2026
Duration
1 year 9 months
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Manage business emails, telephone calls, post and enquiries, and respond or direct them appropriately.
- Maintain the directors’ work diaries; arrange meetings, client appointments, site visits and business travel; confirm arrangements and follow up actions.
- Communicate professionally with clients, prospective clients, suppliers, subcontractors, estate agents, accountants and other relevant stakeholders.
- Prepare correspondence and organise estimates, drawings, contracts and other business documents.
- Maintain accurate and confidential records, files, spreadsheets, trackers and simple reports for projects and other business activities.
- Collect and upload receipts and invoices to Hubdoc or Xero, liaise with the accountant on missing information and support routine financial administration. Directors approve payments.
- Coordinate information and appointments connected with construction projects, property matters and other business activities.
- Prepare approved social media content, monitor business messages and pass on enquiries.
- Assist with meetings, process improvement work and other reasonable ad hoc business administration and PA tasks as priorities arise.
Training and supervision will be provided, including the opportunity to plan and evaluate an improvement to an administrative process.
Where you'll work
53 HOY DRIVE
NEWTON LE WILLOWS
WA12 9DS
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ST HELENS COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to:
- Write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages.
- Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem.
- Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
Produces accurate records and documents including:
- Emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals.
- Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management.
- Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work.
Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures.
- Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement.
- Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way.
- Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation.
- Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately.
- Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms.
- Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately.
- Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately.
Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard.
- Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work.
- Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements.
- Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly.
- Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines.
- Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace.
- Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation).
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Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities.
- Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate.
- Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report.
- Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects.
- Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
The apprenticeship is delivered remotely within the workplace
On site visits every calendar month
Functional skills
Maths & English (if applicable)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in: Maths and English (grade A-C or 4-9 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Team working
Other requirements
Safe handling of confidential information and work with clients and other stakeholders.
About this employer
Marek & Co Developments Ltd is a residential construction and property development business delivering extensions, loft conversions, renovations, conversions and refurbishment projects. Our directors are also involved in property and other business ventures, providing a varied working environment.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A permanent administration or office coordination role may be available after successful completion, subject to business needs and performance.
The apprentice could progress into operations support, project or property administration, or a higher level business qualification.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ST HELENS COLLEGE
Carolyn Mason
appenquiry@sthelens.ac.uk
01744 623521
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000056060.
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Closes in 18 days (Monday 19 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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