Cornwall Council Careers – Cornwall Administrator

  • Full Time
  • Redruth

Website Cornwall Council

Superfast Cornwall is recruiting for the ‘Superfast 3 – Inclusive Growth’ project which aims to work with businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to make best use of digital technologies.

Part-funded by the European Region Development Fund (ERDF), the project will include targeting businesses that may have been slower to adopt digital technologies, providing business consultancy and grants to assist investment in digital solutions.

We are seeking an Administrator to support our European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) grant funded scheme, delivering investment in digital solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), particularly targeting the SMEs that may have been slower to adopt the benefits of digital solutions.

The post-holder will be a team player with a can-do attitude and a strong attention to detail, and will:


• Support the delivery of the Broadband Grants, Business Digital Grants and Marketing workstreams. This will be through the provision of proactive and effective administration, compliance and budgetary support to the Superfast Cornwall team and close working colleagues across the Council.

  • To support the Contract Management (Procurement, Reporting) and Claims & Audit workstreams with the gathering and filing of required administration and evidence
  • To be the initial point of contact to respond to enquiries from potential or existing project applicants, individuals, businesses and internal CDC colleagues
  • Managing Health & Safety and administrative procedures ensuring adequate allocation of resources and a safe, secure working environment

This role is fixed term until 30 June 2023 and we are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. We also open to discussion regarding flexible working.

Please view the role profile here, your application will need to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form. Please do not upload any additional documentation in support of this application. Applications will be considered based on the screening questions and qualifications and experience details provided within the application form only. Any further attachments will not be considered when the recruiting managers are shortlisting for interview.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g. race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

More information about working for Cornwall Council is available here

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.

Whilst the location/work-base for this role has been specified, our evolving ways of working means that the role may require you to also work remotely (e.g. from home/other locations). We will discuss this with you during the recruitment process.

We are open to discussion about flexible working.

Cornwall Council are reviewing how we pay and reward our staff and reward items are subject to change from October. We will continue to keep you informed on any impacts that may apply to you as this progresses. For more information please visit Pay and Grading Review (Green Book Roles) – Cornwall Council



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