Admin & Operational Support Apprenticeship

Build Your Career at the Heart of Royal Mail’s Midlands Super Hub

Admin & Operational Support Apprenticeship – (Days) – Level 3 Business Administrator 

• Location: Royal Mail Midlands Super Hub, NN6 7HQ
• Salary: £20,188  
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: Days, Monday to Friday, generally between 07:30 and 14:40.
• Start date: August 2026
• Apprenticeship duration: 15 months
• Contract: Fixed-term 18-month contract
• Qualification: Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship
• Study mode: Online

Want to earn a salary, gain a qualification and build practical business skills that support the teams that keep Royal Mail moving?

Join Royal Mail as an Admin & Operational Support Apprentice at our Midlands Super Hub and learn how great organisation, communication and accurate administration help one of the UK’s most important logistics networks run smoothly. 

You’ll work at the centre of a busy operational environment, supporting teams with reports, records, data, planning, communication and day-to-day coordination. 

Why you’ll love this apprenticeship:

• Earn while you learn — while you build valuable skills. 
• Gain a nationally recognised qualification — a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship. 
• Build confidence in a real operational setting — learning how administration supports people, planning and performance. 
• Develop practical workplace skills — including communication, organisation, data handling, stakeholder support and problem solving.
• Set yourself up for future opportunities — this apprenticeship is designed to prepare you to apply for full-time admin roles on site, currently starting from £26,416. 

What the job is like:

As an Admin & Operational Support Apprentice, you’ll learn how to provide the essential coordination and administrative support that helps a large operation run efficiently. You’ll develop the confidence to manage information, support operational teams, communicate clearly and keep important records accurate and up to date. 

• Provide high-quality administrative support to operational teams. 

• Manage reports, logs, records and documentation accurately and on time. 

• Use business and operational systems to input data, track progress and support decision-making. 

• Communicate with teams across Operations, Transport and Engineering. 

• Support staff planning, shift coordination, absence tracking and general workforce administration. 

• Support quality tracking and help maintain clear, useful information for the operation. 

• Assist with operational queries, problem solving and customer-focused service. 

• Build strong organisation and prioritisation skills in a busy logistics environment. 

Your studies:

As part of the apprenticeship, you’ll study with Babington towards a Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship. The programme is designed to help learners develop in-depth knowledge of the industry and business environment they work in, while building skills that are transferable across business sectors. 

You’ll develop skills in areas such as effective communication, stakeholder support, business processes, IT tools, data analysis, resource management, project work and continuous improvement. 

The programme includes on-programme learning and end-point assessment. Assessment includes a multiple-choice online assessment, a portfolio-based interview and a project presentation. 

You’ll be supported through blended learning, skills coaching, progress reviews, workplace activities and apprenticeship development time. 

No regular travel is required for study.

Who can apply:

• You’ll need GCSE Maths and English at grade C/4 or above, or Level 2 Essential Skills in literacy and numeracy.
  But you should also:
• Be confident using computers and keen to learn new systems.
• Be reliable, proactive, organised and willing to develop new skills.
• Have a strong interest in administration, organisation, or operational support.
• Enjoy solving problems and improving processes.
• Communicate clearly and enjoy working with others.
• Care about safety. And be able to stay calm and focused in a busy environment.

• No driving licence is required. 

Where your career could go next:

This fixed-term apprenticeship is designed to give you a strong foundation in business administration and operational support. On successful completion, you’ll be well placed to apply for full-time admin roles on site, which currently start from £26,416. 

What happens next:

After you apply, we’ll invite you to complete numerical and verbal reasoning assessments so we can see how you work with words and numbers. 

If selected at screening, you may join a group assessment where you’ll work with others on simple tasks. This will be alongside a competency-based interview to talk about your skills and experiences. We’ll guide you at every step, so you feel ready and confident. 

We’re excited to get to know you!

We’re here to support you:

We know a recruitment process can feel like a big commitment, so we’ll keep you updated at every stage and make sure you have everything you need to succeed. Most importantly, we want you to enjoy the journey and get a real sense of what it’s like to be part of our team.

Trust is the foundation of Royal Mail. We aim to be transparent about the qualities we seek and what a career with us entails, building trust from the start of your journey with us. Your interview is the first step, and we want you to shine. To help you prepare, we’ll provide your interview questions in advance, so you can have your best examples ready. At Royal Mail Group, we value trust and our people. 

Royal Mail Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners.

We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: 7th July 2026.  Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.