Business & Marketing Administrator (Nursery Based)

Business & Marketing Administrator (Nursery Based)

We're looking for a Business & Marketing Administrator to support the Early Years Manager to drive both the occupancy and commercial performance of the nursery whilst supporting children's growth and learning at Happy Days Nursery & Preschool, Portsmouth.

Our Business Administrator will work 30hours per week Monday to Friday, supporting the nursery's occupancy, commercialperformanceand day-to-day operations.

About the role:

As the Business and Marketing Administrator,you'll:

• Manage nursery bookings and waiting list.
• Manage applications for nursery education funding, ensuring accuracy and adherence to local authority and internal deadlines.
• Provide administrative and operational support, including preparing documents, liaising with families, suppliers, and team members, and welcoming visitors.
• Assistwith achieving occupancy, gross profit, and budget targets through financial tasks such as expense tracking, payroll, banking, and credit control.
• Collaborate with the Marketing team on Social Media content and reviews.
• Maintain compliance with statutory requirements and company policies.
• Ensureaccuraterecord-keeping and efficient archiving in line with company procedures.

About you:

We'relooking for someone who:

• Is proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel and Word.
• Has strong administrative skills and experience in a fast-paced setting.
• Is commercially aware with excellent organisational skills.
• Has outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities, especially with parents and external stakeholders.
• Has initiative and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to work under pressure.

Great to have:

• Previous experience of working with Local Authority and their systems such as Grant Funding Portal would be an advantage.

We'rebuilding a workplace where our colleagues thrive:

We offer a range of meaningful benefits designed to support your wellbeing, professional growth, and work-life balance. Our benefitsaren'tjustperks-they'repart of a culture that puts people first and we continue to build our range of benefits designed to support health,wellbeingand the odd treat here and there these include:

• Salary of £21,060 per annum, based on 30 hours per week
• Pension & Life Assurance
• Funded Blue Light Card Membership
• In addition to20/25 (depending on role please remove)days Annual Leave (plus Bank Holidays) ,up to anadditionalfour gifted days off during Christmas closedown
• Anadditionalday each year to celebrate something personal to you
• Funded DBS Update Service
• Access to digital GP 24/7
• On demand counselling services
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing services through the SPARK APP
• Recognition and celebration for Long Service