Administration
What is administration?
A career in administration offers an opportunity to work with complex, cross border, multijurisdictional corporate businesses. At a foundational level an administrator will:
Cover activities that support the administration of a fund, trust and/or associated structures. This could include preparation of payment instructions, investor calls and distributions and maintaining accurate investor records.
Have regular contact with clients through attending meetings.
Preparation of agendas, collation and distribution of board packs, drafting notes from meetings etc.
What jobs in administration are there in Jersey?
Administrators can work for firms offer a variety of administration services including funds services, trusts services, corporate services, management/employee incentives services or international pensions to name the few. The roles can include:
- Fund/Trust Administrator
- Corporate/Company Secretarial Associate/Executive
- Client Relationship Manager
- Corporate Administrator
What skills do I need?
We asked finance firms in Jersey what skills they are most looking for when hiring administrators and they responded:
- Organisational/planning skills
- Communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Computer literacy
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- High integrity and trustworthiness.
Gaining professional accreditations is important in this role, and many employers will support you in gaining these professional qualifications. The most globally recognised qualifications include:
- Chartered Governance Professional/ Chartered Secretary (ICSA)
- International Finance and Administration Qualification (IFA, ICSA)
- STEP Certificates/Diploma
- Trust and Estates Practitioner (TEP, STEP).
Current jobs and opportunities in administration
| Title | Type | Sector | Organisation | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Officer, Fiduciary Management | Vacancy | Administration, Banking, Wealth management | Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited | --- |
| Digital Audit Senior Associate | Vacancy | Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Compliance, Digital, Fintech, Funds, HR, Insurance, Investment management, Law, Marketing, Secretarial, Strategic projects, Various, Wealth management | PwC | --- |
| Data Assurance Senior Associate | Vacancy | Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Compliance, Digital, Fintech, Funds, HR, Insurance, Investment management, Law, Marketing, Secretarial, Strategic projects, Various, Wealth management | PwC | --- |
| Trainee Administrator, Fund Services | Vacancy | Administration, Funds, Wealth management | Mourant | --- |
| Administrator | Vacancy | Administration | Imperium | --- |
| Junior Administrator | Trainee Programme, Vacancy | Administration | Imperium | --- |
| Junior Virtual Assistant | Remote Role Jersey | Vacancy | Administration, Marketing, Secretarial | Virteffic Limited | --- |
| Senior Minute Writer (Corporate Governance & Company Secretarial Support) | Vacancy | Administration, Secretarial | Virteffic Limited | --- |
| Altum Group: Early Careers Accelerator Programme | Trainee Programme | Accountancy, Administration, Funds, Wealth management | Altum | --- |
| Administrator / Senior Administrator – Real Estate | Vacancy | Administration, Funds, Wealth management | Mourant | --- |