Business Support Officer

Role Responsibility

An exciting position has become available within the Business Support team in the Assistant Director’s office.

 If you are looking for a challenge and thrive working under pressure in a diverse work environment, then this may be the role for you. We have an opportunity for an experienced Business Support Officer who has an ability to work as part of team, prioritise their workload and use their own initiative whilst responding to high volumes of work and deadlines and to maintain and process accurate and timely records.

The role will encompass robust diary management, forward planning of meetings, the management of all associated administration, and implementation of efficient processes and procedures to improve the level of service provided to the Assistant Director and other stakeholders.

You will need to have excellent IT, organisational and communication skills and be able to support and administer all arrangements for Area panels and other specified processes required for the smooth running of the business support for the Area. You will need an excellent eye for detail as the role also requires robust collation and data interrogation. You will liaise with staff and senior managers within the area, across the County as well as with the Assistant Director and the Business Support team.

The role will be based at Joynes House, Gravesend accompanied with virtual home working.

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.

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22 December 2021.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Angela Freere - 03000 413028

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.