Specialist Administrator | Provide CIC


Company:	Provide CIC
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 Per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Colchester, CO4 9YQ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	26 Oct 2026
Closing date:	25 Nov 2026

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Summary

We are looking for a Specialist Administrator to undertake all administrative functions related to the roles and responsibilities of the Quality and Safety Team. The role involves confidential record keeping, management of complex databases, coordination of high level meetings including comprehensive minute taking, project work, and personal assistant duties.

The post holder will demonstrate a significant level of initiative in the organisation of workloads and will be required at times to make decisions and have the confidence to escalate issues in a timely manner. The post holder will be required at times to be the first point of contact for teams/customers, providing telephone and email support. They will need an organised and flexible approach to their workload and have the skills to manage complex and sensitive information supporting a busy department.

• To lead on and establish administrative processes to support the Quality and Safety (Q&S) Team in conjunction with the other Administrators and provide confidential administrative support.

• To receive and manage highly confidential complex and sometimes distressing information. This requires an understanding of information sharing framework & the ability to recognise appropriate processes on a case by case basis.

• The ability to prioritise & recognise events that require urgent actions/escalation.

• To review & format procedural documents whilst monitoring compliance in relation to review dates.

• To co-ordinate agendas/papers, take minutes at multiple high level meetings.

• To prepare reports for committees, including Provide Board. Type up complex action plans & monitor the actions to ensure deadlines are met.

• To maintain complex databases & produce reporting dashboards to support clinical leads in producing quality assurance reports. To create presentations from supplied information.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men’s Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

This advert closes on Sunday 8 Nov 2026

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