Procurement Apprentice - Admin Support
Job Posted: 29 August 2025
- Contract Term: Fixed Term
- Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: 12 September 2025
- Industries: Administration Apprenticeships General Office
37 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Procurement Team at the Isle of Wight Council.
The Team is responsible for providing advice and guidance to all Council departments on procurement and contract monitoring related matters and we are seeking an apprentice admin support assistant to provide general administration support to the team.
This is a great opportunity to work in a busy team, gaining on the job knowledge and experience whilst undertaking a Business Administrator Level 3 qualification.
We are looking for a confident individual with a 'can do' attitude who has a good eye for detail and an ability to work effectively with other people as well as using their own initiative. The successful candidate will also have good IT skills including the use of MS Word, and Excel.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Lesley Kinnear at [email protected]
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island.
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
We actively promote the diversity of our workforce, and provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees. We are an equal opportunities employer, proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.
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our values, culture and inclusivity
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