# Administrative Support Assistant

**Company**: Herbert Parkinson, part of the John Lewis Partnership
**Location**: Darwen, Lancashire
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: part-time
**Salary**: £27,200 - £33,800
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Retail

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## Description

Join Herbert Parkinson, a proud and historic part of the John Lewis Partnership, as we embark on an exciting transformation journey. You will provide essential, high-quality administrative support to the Business Support Officer, performing tasks to maintain business continuity, support compliance, and strengthen Partner and community engagement.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Manage the sickness absence line, ensuring processes are adhered to and swift communication through to relevant Partners

- Update production timesheets in Workday in a timely manner

- Support the coordination of branch visits & agendas; ensuring the appropriate information, facilities, access and refreshments are available

- Book site-wide business travel when required

- Work with a cross-section of Partners to support the planning and coordination of site & team activities to support Partner wellbeing & engagement levels

- Provide support for careers events and involvement with schools and colleges

- Provide administrative support for relevant accreditation frameworks - ISO, SMETA, CHAS, Constructionline for example

**Essential Skills/Experience:**

- Demonstrable experience in an administrative role

- Excellent time management & ability to multi-task; prioritising high-volume workloads, managing competing priorities, and meeting strict deadlines

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, engaging with a variety of stakeholders

- High attention to detail with a zero-tolerance approach to errors

**Desirable Skills/Experience:**

- Strong technical proficiency across Google Workspace & MS Office applications

**Additional Information:**

- Salary: £27,200 - £33,800 (pro-rated down as the vacancy is part-time)

- Contract type: Permanent

- Location: Herbert Parkinson Office in Darwen, Lancashire

- Hours: 20 hours per week, working Monday - Friday, 4 hours per day

- Night Premium: £3.75 per hour for any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00

## Skills

### Required
- administrative experience
- time management
- communication skills
- attention to detail

### Nice to have
- Google Workspace
- MS Office applications

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