Operations Administrator Apprenticeship
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £19,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | SW9 6DE |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Lifetime Training |
| Job type: | Apprenticeship |
| Job reference: | VA/247316-37853 |
Summary
We have a really exciting opportunity here at NEC for an ambitious individual with a hard-working mentality to be successful in a role that genuinely makes a difference to the lives of the others, whilst forging a great career step for yourself.
NEC is cultivating an environment driven by training and development and we are committed to investing in the success of our employees. We're also committed to providing opportunities for Apprentices, giving you the ability to gain valuable skills and capabilities, and great start to the next step in your career.
You'll be part of an effective and successful team which helps to win new business in the exciting IT sector, through new business tenders and proposals. Our Bids Team are the people who find the projects where we can be making a real difference - and help us to win them.
The Apprenticeship is based in Hemel Hempstead, working Monday to Friday and will report to our Bid Support Manager.
We're most keen to find someone who is driven to forge what a career for themselves, and who has a motivated and positive attitude. We're more than happy to support and teach you the ropes with everything else.
What does the job look like:
- Review and filter opportunities received via procurement & client portals; ensuring they are disseminated to the relevant NEC business area in a timely manner.
- Working with bid managers on preparation and submission of tender documents, including template setup, formatting and tracking.
- Completing standard company information in client questionnaires
- Monitoring and managing shared mailboxes.
- Uploading documents to internal and external portals, ensuring robust document control.
- General administration and maintenance to support the team in updating in-house content library of Company Information and Knowledge Management.
- Appropriate liaison and support of bid stakeholders.
- Raising and logging questions with the client and reviewing tender notices and completing client portal registrations.
- Provide advice and guidance to NEC colleagues
- Working on Frameworks and dealing with all invoicing, payment and delivery enquiries through access to back-office systems and liaison with the finance and delivery teams.
- Maintain the information about NEC on the relevant framework's web sites.
What opportunities will be available to you:
- Attend regular training and development sessions with an assigned mentor.
- Ensure company policies and procedures such are understood and adhered to
- Work with a dedicated apprentice mentor who will support and develop you throughout your apprenticeship.
- A chance to become a well-rounded member of the team
- You will be given the necessary training and development to distinguish yourself early in your career with NEC.
- An opportunity to learn the fundamentals of becoming a successful employee within a large multi-national organisation.
- A chance to work within and contribute to, a culture of success, driven by enthusiastic and ambitious employees.
We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:
- Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs