Project Co-ordinator - People & Skills
Bristol (hybrid working)

About Us

Business West is a newly-certified B Corp with over 200 staff and a turnover of £12 million, which comes from business, UK Public sector and European funded contracts. 21,000 businesses trust us to help them start, grow, innovate and export - as well as lobby the government on their behalf. Profits are reinvested back into the business in order to achieve our mission.

Now listed as one of the best companies to work for in business services, our staff have voted that we have a strong social conscience, promote a positive work/life balance and have fun teams to work within.

Business West is now carbon neutral and aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030.

Our Workforce for the Future programme provides impartial skills support to employers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), strengthening connections and dialogue between skills providers and employers in the West of England.

We are now looking for a Project Co-ordinator to join us on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of £25,000 - £27,000 per annum depending on experience
- 25 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years’ service)
- Laptop and mobile phone
- Pension
- BHSF health cash plan scheme
- Life cover (x4 salary)
- Your birthday off
- Subscription to Headspace
- 2 volunteer days each year

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a talented team that is helping businesses to develop a more motivated, skilled and qualified workforce.

You will receive excellent on-the-job training, competitive employee benefits and a flexible working environment to help you develop your knowledge and skill set and build upon a rewarding career.

So, if you want to work in a welcoming and collaborative environment and play a key part in our drive to succeed, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Project Co-ordinator, you will support the smooth co-ordination, administration and compliance of our Workforce for the Future projects.

Ensuring all engagements and projects are completed satisfactorily, you will manage the appropriate evidence and paperwork and record data into the CRM and time recording systems.

You will also provide general administration support, including organising meetings, storing client documentation and co-ordinating enquiries into the programme.

About You

To be considered as a Project Co-ordinator, you will:

- Experience of working with a team in a flexible working environment
- Strong attention to detail, particularly with spreadsheets
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Proficiency in IT
- A minimum of five GCSEs or equivalent, including English and Maths

Experience of working with Public Service Contracts or ESF funded programmes would be beneficial to your application, as would an administration and/or project co-ordinator qualification.

Other organisations may call this role Project Administrator, Project Assistant, Team Secretary, Trainee Project Co-ordinator, or Business Support Officer.

Webrecruit and Business West are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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