Academy Leadership Administrator

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PfP Thrive is Places for People's skills and learning academy, designed to develop talent within our organisation and across the housing and construction sectors. We provide high-quality training, apprenticeships, and future skills learning that address sector-wide skills shortages and help our people and partners thrive in a changing industry.

The Leadership Coordinator will play a central role in supporting the Managing Director and the PfP Thrive Leadership Team by providing high-quality administrative and project coordination support. This includes overseeing governance arrangements, ensuring the effective running of all committee and board meetings, managing actions and follow-ups, and supporting the smooth delivery of strategic projects.

A key part of this role will be to provide direct support to the Managing Director with diary management, meeting coordination, and travel arrangements - ensuring their time is effectively prioritised and meetings are well organised.

This role will be based at the PfP Thrive Centre in Derby and will be pivotal in ensuring that Thrive's governance and leadership structures operate efficiently and effectively.

• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience supporting senior leaders, boards, or governance structures.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including accurate minute-taking.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Confident working independently and as part of a team.

• Experience within the education, training, or skills development sector.
• Understanding of governance, compliance, or quality assurance processes.
• Project coordination experience in a fast-paced environment.

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

• Excellent holiday package - 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

• Cashback plan for healthcare costs - up to £500 saving per year

• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

• Training and development

• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more.