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Business Support Apprenticeship

South Yorkshire Pension Authority · Barnsley · posted 23 July 2026

Wage
£24,413 a year
Hours
35 hours a week
Duration
1 Year 6 Months
Level
Advanced (Level 3)
Standard
Business administrator (level 3)
Starts
14 September 2026
Closing date
10 August 2026
Positions
1

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With RNN Group support, this apprenticeship will give you expert training alongside the South Yorkshire Pension Authority to develop you into a professional Business Support Administrator.

This role will specifically develop your administration skills alongside increasing your knowledge of the pension sector and providing a refreshing and varied career.

This Apprenticeship will support you to be able to carry out the below duties & tasks:

Analysis, Reporting & Documentation

  • Organise information to agreed procedures by filing, data entry, checking/matching data etc to ensure accurate records are maintained.
  • Prepare and dispatch a range of routine documents to meet the daily priorities in their area of responsibility.

Service Delivery

  • Carry out administrative and/or support activities to contribute to the smooth running of the team.
  • Receive and respond to everyday enquiries from customers to provide a timely, courteous and efficient service to others.

Planning & Organising

  • Organise routine meetings, make arrangements and booking under clearly defined instructions and maintain diaries.
  • Help prepare straightforward materials to assist in the effective organisation of internal/external activities.
  • Assess the range and volume of work to be undertaken for the days ahead and plan to ensure it is completed to time and to an appropriate standard.

Finance /Resource Management

  • Follow set ordering procedures to ensure adequate, low value supplies and resources are available to meet office/work unit requirements.

Work with others

  • Receive visitors and provide routine information in a courteous manner, to promote a positive image of the team.

Organisational

  • Values – To uphold the values and behaviours of the organisation in self and others.
  • Equality & Diversity – To work inclusively, with a diverse range of stakeholders, and promote equality of opportunity.
  • Health, Safety & Wellbeing – To maintain high standards of Health, Safety and Wellbeing at work and take reasonable care for the health and safety of self and others.  To have regard to and comply with the safeguarding policy and procedures as appropriate.

Your training

  • Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard.
  • Functional Skills Maths Level 2 (if required).
  • Functional Skills English Level 2 (if required).
  • Monthly online sessions and termly face-to-face taught sessions.

Where it leads

Full-time employment and progression to higher education.

About South Yorkshire Pension Authority

South Yorkshire Pensions Authority is a unique organisation within the Local Government Pension Scheme as the only democratically accountable single purpose pension organisation in the UK. We are both a local authority and a pension fund. You can view lists of the Councillors who have chaired the Authority and the individuals who have held statutory roles running the Authority through its history SYPA and its pension fund have a history which has seen them at the forefront of many developments and debates within the Local Government Pension Scheme and the wider pensions industry. This role will see you become apart of this history, enabling you to provide a service that supports thousands of local residents and employers/employees.

Things to consider

Ensure you can travel to the place of work for the working hours stated above.

Skills they're looking for

Communication skillsIT skillsAttention to detailOrganisation skillsCustomer care skillsPresentation skillsAdministrative skillsNumber skillsLogicalTeam workingInitiativeNon judgementalAbility to prioritise workloadFriendly and approachableInterest in administration

Entry requirements

  • GCSE Maths & English (grade A*-C/9-4) — essential

Where you'll work

  • 2 Beevor Court, Pontefract Road, Barnsley, S71 1HG

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