We have a fantastic opportunity a Senior Business Support Officer at Sheffield City Council. This is a full-time temporary role for the next 12 months, with the possibility of extension.
What is the role?
Sheffield City Council are looking for a Business Support Officer to work in Children and Families social services recruitment team, administering recruitment, interviews / assessment centres and recruitment checks.
What are your responsibilities?
- Day to day supervision of team
- Ability to use a recruitment tracker and chase references to process recruitment quickly. Must be confident and competent in use of IT Systems, attention to detail.
- Dealing with highly sensitive personal and confidential information with knowledge of appropriate legislation.
- Undertake individual supervision of staff.
- Contribute to recruitment and selection processes.
- Assist in managing the performance of teams and individuals.
- Maintain and assist with the development of information systems and related procedure.
- Input, maintain, locate, and retrieve data using computerised and manual systems.
- Request and provide information for specific purposes using email where appropriate.
- Receive, sort, distribute and dispatch mail.
- Ensure production of quality documents from standard formats using a range of IT applications
- Arrange meetings and events.
- Diary management
- Support and take accurate records of complex meetings.
- Produce, verify, and dispatch information within agreed deadlines
- Order, store, and distribute goods and services following established procedures.
- Process claims for payment following established procedures.
- Process orders/invoices through to payment using established IT systems.
- Ensure petty cash and bank income is processed.
- Maintain financial recording systems and produce information as required.
- Book and arrange facilities for meetings and travel.
What skills do you Need?
- Must have previous Senior Business Support Officer experience.
- Excellent people skills, as you will be speaking to the public, and other members of staff.
- Strong IT Skills, as you will be using Microsoft office packages including word and excel, along with internal council IT systems as well.
- Previous Minute Taking Experience will also be required.
- Excellent telephone manner
- Working Hours Monday to Friday full time 37 hours a week
- Minimum of 2 days a week based in the office.
Next Steps:
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