Assistant Business Support Officer - Kent Country Parks

Role Responsibility

The Kent Country Parks' Business Support Team are a key component in ensuring the smooth day to day running of its Country Park and countryside sites. The Assistant Business Support Officer role has a key responsibility for providing marketing material and social media content for Country Park events and services with support from the Communications, Engagement and Marketing Officer. The role also includes supporting the country park network through responding to visitor enquiries; ensuring centralised processes are followed and maintained; and supporting on-site staff.

You will need to be flexible, approachable and organised as well as demonstrating excellent communication skills. You will need to be able to work independently and as part of a team with great attention to detail.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The job is based at Invicta House, Maidstone with flexible working across the Country Park network. Work locations will include Invicta House, working from home, Shorne Woods Country Park, Lullingstone Country Park or Trosley Country Park (additional mileage paid). 

Contact Details

Charlotte Sims (Business Support Officer - Kent Country Parks)

charlotte.sims@kent.gov.uk or 03000 413459

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.