Office Administration Assistant

Job Description

Sussex Cricket Foundation is the charitable arm of Sussex Cricket. The charity is the key delivery department for community cricket across Sussex.

We are expanding and looking for an experienced part-time Office Administrator. The role will provide administrative support to the largely field-based team, who deliver cricket across Sussex, with the aim of actively change lives across the community.

Hours: 20 hours per week; flexible regarding days, however some evening and weekend work may be required.

Location: The 1st Central County Ground, Hove with some hybrid working.

Contract: Permanent, Part-time

Remuneration Competitive salary plus 25 days’ pro-rated annual leave

Equal Opportunities

Sussex Cricket is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and backgrounds who can bring diversity of thought, skills, and experience to the Club.

Sussex Cricket is committed to ensuring that all applicants do not receive less favourable treatment or are discriminated against, on the grounds of their age; disability; gender; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy or maternity; race; religion or belief; sex or sexual orientation.

Safeguarding

Sussex Cricket is committed to ensuring that all children, young people and adults who take part in cricket have a safe, positive and fun experience whatever their level of involvement.

Everyone who is involved in cricket has a shared responsibility to support this by promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults and individually and collectively, we are signed up to the ECB Safe Hands Policy and are committed to delivering the ECB Safeguarding Standards as set out in the ECB’s County Partnership Agreement with Sussex Cricket. As such, some posts are subject to a process of vetting with the need for up-to-date DBS checks (if applicable) and the seeking of two work references that are satisfactory to Sussex Cricket.

Job Purpose

Sussex Cricket Foundation is the charitable arm of Sussex Cricket. The charity is the key delivery department for community cricket across Sussex.

We are expanding and looking for an experienced part-time Office Administrator. The role will provide administrative support to the largely field-based team, who deliver cricket across Sussex, with the aim of actively change lives across the community.

Key Responsibilities

• To work within the Sussex Community Cricket Department, providing administrative support for the department’s work with clubs and communities across Sussex.
• Provide administrative support to the Adult League Group in the running of the 1st Central Sussex Cricket League
• Provide administrative support to the D40 Disability Squad
• Deal with Charity requests from customers
• Manage kit, equipment, and medal/trophy requests.
• Produce marketing information/flyers.
• Assist in the running of events, both on site at Hove and elsewhere
• Administrative support to the Coach Education programme.
• Support the SCF fundraising initiatives.
• Maintaining staff records
• Organising meetings and minute-taking

General

• To carry out tasks in a timely, accurate and high-quality manner
• Maintain close working relationships with all Sussex Cricket staff and uphold the Organisation’s shared values.
• Attend events, presentations and meetings which may involve some out-of-hours work, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
• Any other reasonable additional and related duties as requested by the Community Cricket Director / Business Manager

Person Specification – Office Administration Assistant

Skills and Experience

• High standard of administration skills, including minute-taking
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Competent IT Skills with experience of: Producing professional and clear written responses in Microsoft Word
• Email application, such as Microsoft Outlook
• Producing and analysing data in Microsoft Excel
•  Ability to build and maintain relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Highly organised approach to work, with an attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure using own initiative.
• Experience of working with managers at a senior level
• Professional attitude and presentation
• Collaborative way of working
• Values-driven individual
• A positive approach and can-do attitude
• Ability to deal with conflicting priorities, often under pressure yet remaining tactful, diplomatic, and confidential.

Qualifications required

An administration or secretarial qualification would be useful but not essential.

To apply for this role, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of this role via the apply link in the advert.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 20th October.

Interviews if successful: w/c 30th October

Please note that late applications will not be accepted.

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