Office Administrator
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Position Overview & Specifications
If you are a skilled administrator looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector, this could be the role for you.
Canine Partners' mission is to change the lives of disabled people using expertly trained dogs to improve physical, emotional and social wellbeing.
To help us create amazing partnerships, we need amazing people. Canine Partners has an exciting opportunity for an Office Administrator to join our busy Finance & Resources team.
This is an incredible role at a prominent assistance dog charity where your role will be a part of our essential work that transforms lives every day.
What you will do:
In order to support and promote the smooth running of our working training centre, you will provide efficient and effective finance and office administration. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to interact and work with many parts of the charity, internally and externally.
What we're looking for:
- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Effective time management skills
- Excellent telephone manner
- ICT skills (MS office, accounting systems, databases, excel)
- Excellent numeracy and cash handling skills
- Experience of managing an office
Most importantly you will be passionate about the transformative impact that our assistance dogs provide to our beneficiaries.
We can offer you:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Employer matched pension scheme
- Charity sick pay
- Life assurance
- Employee assistance programme
- Wellbeing portal
- Discounts on goods and retail vouchers, cashback on purchases from eating out, entertainment, supermarkets, clothing and travel
- Dog friendly offices
This role is based from our training centre in Osgathorpe, Leicestershire. A peaceful rural setting with plenty of on-site parking.
Please apply online with a CV together with a cover letter that demonstrates your suitability for the role.
We may interview candidates during the advertising period, therefore this advert may close earlier than expected. Please be assured we contact all of our candidates on the outcome of their application either way.
We are a disability confident committed employer and welcome diversity, promote equality and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Civic, Welfare & Social Services
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Office Administrator roles across Canine Partners's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Civic, Welfare & Social Services.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £19,248 - £24,060 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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