Administrator - Maternity Cover Contract

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Chelmsford
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Entry-level
SALARY
£27,976 / year
CATEGORY
Administrative
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SKILLS

Microsoft Excel Data Entry Meeting Minutes Communication Attention to Detail Organizational Skills PowerPoint Database Use

FULL DESCRIPTION

Administrator - Maternity Cover Contract

Location: Chelmsford
Contract: Maternity Cover
Salary: £27,976 per annum
Workplace type: Onsite
Department: Office Support
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

What You’ll Be Doing Day-to-Day

  • Organising meetings & writing meeting notes
  • Collecting vital data and statistics from all areas of the business
  • Updating monthly reports using PowerPoint and Excel
  • Transferring information from internal systems into reporting files
  • Assisting the team to keep within agreed timeframes
  • Double-checking information to spot errors and flagging them for correction
  • Adhoc digital filing and organising documentation
  • Keeping trackers up to date with good news, feedback, and actions

Person Specification

Essential:

  • Great communicator, confident on the phones and able to speak to stakeholders from all parts of the business
  • Confident using Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and willing to learn new systems
  • Careful and accurate, with strong attention to detail
  • Clear written communication skills for summarising information
  • Organised and reliable, with a professional approach
  • Trustworthy with sensitive information
  • Experience in previous administration roles

Desirable:

  • Familiarity with creating meeting minutes/actions
  • Interest in highways, operations, performance reporting, H&S, sustainability, or commercial reporting
  • Experience using databases or pulling reports (training provided)
  • Access to own transport to get to and from the office (public transport can be lengthy)

Benefits

  • Access to 24/7 GP Service
  • MyMedicash Plan
  • Retail Discounts
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Reward and Recognition Programme
  • Private Pension
  • Death in Service Cover
  • Learning and Development Opportunities
  • Free lunch provided by our onsite chef
  • Free use of our onsite gym

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