Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

We are currently recruiting 2 positions - 1 x full time permanent and 1 x part time 25 hours per week fixed term contract position. We are seeking 2 dedicated and experienced Business Administrators to work in our Learning and Development team. You will be working within a small team supporting all areas of the council with their training and development needs.

• Day to day you will be responsible for all management of both internal and external courses as well as the administration of our Learning Management System.
• You will need good communication and organisation skills as you will be coordinating a wide variety of training requests and processes from all areas of the business.
• There will also be an opportunity to get involved in other areas within the team including apprenticeship coordination, work experience planning, e-learning creation and other HR projects.
• Experience of coordinating training is preferable although not essential.
• Communication skills and the ability to be flexible within the workplace and prioritise is essential as we work in a fast paced ever changing environment

YOUR NEXT ROLE

We are currently recruiting 2 positions - 1 x full time permanent and 1 x part time 25 hours per week fixed term contract position. We are seeking 2 dedicated and experienced Business Administrators to work in our Learning and Development team. You will be working within a small team supporting all areas of the council with their training and development needs.

• Day to day you will be responsible for all management of both internal and external courses as well as the administration of our Learning Management System.
• You will need good communication and organisation skills as you will be coordinating a wide variety of training requests and processes from all areas of the business.
• There will also be an opportunity to get involved in other areas within the team including apprenticeship coordination, work experience planning, e-learning creation and other HR projects.
• Experience of coordinating training is preferable although not essential.
• Communication skills and the ability to be flexible within the workplace and prioritise is essential as we work in a fast paced ever changing environment.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

PLEASE CONFIRM IN YOUR COVERING LETTER IF YOUR APPLICATION REFERS TO THE FULL TIME 37 HOURS PER WEEK, PERMANENT ROLE OR THE 25 HOURS PER WEEK, PART TIME FIXED TERM CONTRACT - UNTIL THE END MARCH 2026 ROLE.

For further information about the role please contact Katharine Mills, Learning and Development Team leader on kmills3@swindon.gov.uk
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk