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We are recruiting dedicated and driven individuals to join our Corporate Business Support team. These roles sit within a busy service that delivers administrative and transactional support across the authority. You will help ensure that customer needs are met by providing an efficient, high‑quality and customer‑focused service to a diverse range of residents, clients and internal teams. As Business Support Specialists, you play a crucial role in the council's success, providing exceptional support to our services. The role is to provide a range of administrative support duties to the Partnerships & Communities team, working alongside and in partnerships with the Community Board and Opportunity Bucks officers. The role is for a 12 month fixed-term/ secondment part-time officer, working 22.5 hours a week (4.5 hours a day, Monday-Friday) and the salary advertised will be pro-rata.
Job Responsibility:
Plan, organise and deliver your workload to ensure information and business support is completed on time and to required standards
Provide specialist administrative advice and support to customers, ensuring needs are understood and responded to appropriately
Collate, organise and process information and documentation to support service delivery
Produce documents, reports and correspondence accurately and to required timescales
Arrange and coordinate meetings, manage diaries, support events and take minutes where needed
Support financial processes, including raising and processing purchase orders, invoices and other transactions
Liaise with colleagues, managers and external contacts to resolve queries and maintain smooth workflow
Identify opportunities to improve processes and contribute to efficient, high‑quality service delivery
Requirements:
Efficient and highly organised
Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent IT skills
Ability to establish good working relationships
Ability to interact with internal colleagues including senior management and external partners to build effective relationships
Ability to deal with people at all levels confidently, sensitively and diplomatically
Ability to be discrete and handle confidential information appropriately
Ability to research and assemble information and prepare draft briefing papers / correspondence
Ability to collate and organise data / information efficiently
What we offer:
discounts at various cafes, restaurants, and shops
auto-enrolment in our generous pension scheme
membership to Costco
discounted gym memberships
travel discounts with Arriva
health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
Employee Representative Group
ongoing support
opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events