Team Administrator

Great Britain's electricity infrastructure is undergoing an ambitious, exciting and important transformation. Together with industry, we are creating a cleaner, greener system, one that protects the planet and serves generations to come. The Overhead Lines and Substation teams within National Grid, are building vital infrastructure to reach Net Zero., We are looking for a Team Administrator to join our team and help us perform. We need someone who can support the portfolio by providing administrative, organisational and communication skills and implementing and maintaining comprehensive, effective administrative systems. You'll manage the Programme Director's diary and organise team wide events. Arranging management and team meetings, you'll keep an up-to-date team action tracker. You'll also provide admin support for hotel and travel bookings, protective personal equipment orders, meeting room bookings and invites, and mobile phone orders. You'll monitor the team budget and produce management reports as required. You'll ideally be based in the South West, as you'll be required to work out of our site in Somerset for 2 days per week, with the opportunity to combine with home working in line with our hybrid working policy.

We're looking for someone with excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work to deadlines, with experience of liaising with senior managers and stakeholders. A flexible approach and previous experience of diary management, event and travel coordination are key as is the ability to maintain absolute discretion and confidentiality. You'll also be comfortable working with numbers and costs. Effective communication, organisation and document management skills are essential, coupled with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organisation. In addition, you will have a good standard of education (GCSE Maths and English or equivalent) and be proficient in the suite of desktop packages, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint and Sharepoint.

At National Grid, we work towards the highest standards in everything we do, including how we support, value and develop our people. Our aim is to encourage and support employees to thrive and be the best they can be. We celebrate the difference people can bring into our organisation, and welcome and encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds, and offer flexible and tailored support, at home and in the office.

You'll receive a competitive salary between £31,900 - £37,600 - dependent on capability

• Annual Performance Based Bonus
• 26 days annual leave, plus eight statutory days
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
• Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
• Family care benefits including a back-up care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
• Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.