Learning & Development Administrator

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Basis: Permanent, Full time 36 hours per week

London-based employees receive an additional £3,217 London weighting.

A £312 tax-free working from home allowance is also payable annually.

Location: Belfast (Hybrid – min. 2 days in office)

Benefits: Outstanding benefits including Civil Service Pension Scheme, flexible working, 28+ days holiday, and more.

About the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission is the UK’s independent body overseeing elections and regulating political finance. Everything we do is about ensuring trust, participation, and integrity in the democratic process.

As we enter a bold new chapter under our five-year Corporate Plan, we are increasing our workforce and transforming how we plan and deliver core services. This post plays a central role in that journey.

About the role

This role will support the Learning, Culture & Capability team on a daily basis. They will ensure all learning and organisational development activities happen in a timely fashion. Managing our inbox, coordinating our activities, managing the system, pulling reports, dealing with queries and requests alongside raising POs and dealing with invoicing. This role is more than just admin, its about understanding and adding to the wider people plans, supporting people to be the best, and creating the best environment.

About the team

The Learning Culture and Capability team, is one of 4 areas in the wider People and Culture function. Their objective is to ensure all employees have the skills they need to do their roles, and continue to make sure the Commission is a great place to work. We have an ethos of being open and approachable, solution focused and evidence based.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for someone who is inquisitive, driven and motivated and can use their initiative. They need to be able to communicate with others at all levels, organised and able to prioritise their work.

Why work for us?

The People and Culture function is a growing area, with strategic focus, projects and data at the core of its remit. We cover a wide remit of work including People support services, talent acquisition, people and data partnering and Learning, culture and capability. Our current focus is on Performance management, system improvements and skills analysis to ensure our workforce is ready and fit for the future.

Benefits

• Flexible working and hybrid model (40% office minimum)
• 28 rising to 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Study support for professional qualifications
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Ride2Work, eye care vouchers and more

How to apply

We are committed to fair and inclusive recruitment. To help reduce unconscious bias and ensure all applicants are assessed solely on their skills, knowledge and experience, we use an anonymous recruitment process.

CV instructions

Please provide an anonymised CV which omits your protected characteristics and any personally identifiable information:

• Your name, address, phone number, email or other contact details
• Your date of birth or age
• Gender, ethnicity, nationality or other personal identifiers
• A photo of yourself
• Remove educational dates as these are a clear indication of your age
• There is no requirement to include your primary education details.
• Your employment history including employers and dates of employment
• Explanation for gaps in your history
• Your duties, responsibilities and achievements

If your CV contains personal details (such as your name or contact information), we will be unable to consider your application. Please double-check your documents before submitting, including the file name you use to save and upload your CV.

Disability inclusion

The Electoral Commission is proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. As part of this commitment, we aim to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the job description.

There may, however, be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. For example, during periods of exceptionally high application volumes or seasonal recruitment activity, the Commission may need to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.

If you have a disability and would like to be considered under this commitment, please indicate this when you apply. We also welcome requests for reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process or within the workplace.

Key dates

• Anticipated start date: 15th December

Applicants applying for a London-based role should expect to attend interviews in person. For applicants in devolved nations, interviews may be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Human Resources

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