Business Support Officer

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Business Support Officer at Bury Council, this is a full-time Temporary role for the next 4 – 5 months, with the possibility of extension.

What is the role?

Bury Council are looking for a Business Support Officer, to join the Children’s Commissioning Team are looking for an experienced business support officer to provide the team with effective and comprehensive business support, this will include setting up purchase orders, paying invoices and maintaining budget monitoring information,  maintaining the team inbox and responding to general enquiries.

What are your responsibilities?

• Retrieve information from computerised databases, manipulate data, create non-standard reports, and correct errors.
• Type and produce presentations using a computerised presentation package and to format existing presentations.
• Assist with developing and introducing new office and information systems.
• Cross-check various systems to ensure consistency between them.
• Analyse and validate service specific information, requesting additional details or clarification, as required.
• Provide accurate research and analysis support where required and produce a range of high-quality communication, such as reports and briefing notes for various audiences and purposes including complex, confidential and sensitive correspondence.
• Coordinate and organise business support for seminars and large events.
• Prepare papers, agendas and undertake progress chasing.
• Monitor and maintain budget information relating to projects the job holder could be involved in.
• Analyse statistical and financial information and provide information to others.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of service area to be able to respond to more complex queries.

What skills do you Need?

• Must have recent experience of working as a Business Support Officer or Administrator, ideally for a local authority or housing/care sector.
• Excellent people skills, as you will be speaking to the public, other members of staff and managers.
• Very Strong IT Skills, as you will be using Microsoft Office, and internal Council IT Systems
• Excellent Telephone manner
• We are looking for someone who is pro-active, well organised, who shows initiative and who will work well as part of our busy team.
• You will need a flexible approach and be able to prioritise work to meet deadlines.

Next Steps:

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