- GMFJ Reference
257019
- Wages
£22,000 p/a
- Hours
37.50 per week
- Date Posted
20/01/2025
- Start Date
08/09/2025
- Approx. Duration
2 Year FTC
- Location
London
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Business & Administration
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Apprenticeship Standard
Business administrator (ST0070)
- Employer
Rathbones Group Plc
Description
The Role
A Business Administrator Apprentice provides support to multiple teams within Rathbones as part of various rotational placements, ensuring smooth operations across departments and assisting with a variety of administrative and project-based tasks whilst working towards the Level 3 Business Administrator qualification.
Outcomes of the Role
Examples of tasks and projects included in the role holder include but are not limited to:
- Coordinate and manage scheduling for meetings, events, and conferences across various teams.
- Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, materials, and minutes, ensuring all follow-up actions are tracked and completed.
- Assist with document management, including preparing, filing, and organizing client and company documents in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring efficient communication with other departments in the firm, and clients.
- Source and compile data for internal and client reports.
- Assist client service teams in gathering client information, preparing account documents, and responding to routine client inquiries.
- Updating of Client Relationship Management systems, ensuring that all client and account information is current and accurate.
- Identify opportunities to improve administrative and operational processes for greater efficiency and accuracy.
- Provide backup support to team members as needed, covering essential tasks during absences or peak workload times.
For more information about this vacancy please contact BPP Professional Apprenticeships on 01133 500 333 (Ref ID: 257019)
- General awareness of the financial services and investment industry and a keen willingness to learn and progress within the sector.
- A “can do” attitude and willingness to support the wider team, “muck in” and learn from others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Detail orientated and organised with strong numerical competency.
- Confidence to take initiative, and know when to ask for help.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced but supportive environment.
- Ability to manage work and study, as you will be expected to complete your level 3 qualification within 18 months.
- Five GCSEs with Grades 9-4 (A*-C) including English and Maths
- 120 UCAS points or equivalent in any subject.
- Right to work in the UK.
A Business Administrator Apprentice provides support to multiple teams within Rathbones as part of various rotational placements, ensuring smooth operations across departments and assisting with a variety of administrative and project-based tasks whilst working towards the Level 3 Business Administrator qualification.
You will study for the Level 3 Business Administrator Qualification via and apprenticeship, tuition for which is provided by BPP. As part of the apprenticeship 6 hours of your working week will be dedicated to this learning, with an expectation that study will also take place outside of working hours.
The apprenticeship will take you up to 18 months to complete, starting September 2025.
At the end of your 2-year contract with us, if you’ve enjoyed your time with and we’re impressed with your attitude and the skills you have developed, you will have the opportunity to apply for available client or non-client facing roles depending on your interests and skill set.
Life at Rathbones
We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, and our investment in helping you to develop the type of skills and capabilities that our investment professionals need for the future will be matched by your commitment to learn and grow - all in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.
Growing your career here starts with a comprehensive induction, learning more about who we are and how we work at Rathbones, connecting and collaborating with your peers and our business leaders as we work together. We will invest in your development and wellbeing, offering a competitive benefits package to support you in reaching your goals, in and outside of work.
At Rathbones our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community. These include:
- Apprentice Community Connect Network, which brings together a community of apprentice trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.
- Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
- Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Take a moment to pause (Menopause) and Armed Forces.
Benefits
- We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:
- A company pension
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Company share scheme
- Income protection
- Season ticket loans
- Volunteering days
- Gym discounts
- Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you
We’ve inclusive and clear policies across all colleague work and life moments, to set people up for success and give support if it’s needed.
Our DE&I vision is very clear: to be a business that supports and educates all our people, one that celebrates our unique strengths and empowers all individuals to thrive.
It’s a reflection that we’re different. From where we grew up to the languages we speak; from how we think to who we choose to love. We believe that by embracing our differences and diversity of thought, we can make better decisions and instil creativity and innovation into everything we do. In an ever-evolving society our current and future clients and colleagues can trust DE&I is at the core of our business. We know the full value and impact of our people comes from an inclusive and diverse workforce.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and it’s our policy to make sure that all job applicants and employees are treated fairly and on merit regardless of their race, gender, marital status, age, disability, religious belief, or sexual orientation.