Business Officer

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

About the role

Business Support Services within Cambridgeshire County Council play a key role in the Council delivering excellent services to the residents of Cambridgeshire.

What will you be doing?

General duties will include database work, diary management, dealing with phone calls from parents, schools, partner agencies and colleagues and sending confidential reports out to parents and agencies.

About you

Working as part of a team you must possess good interpersonal and communication skills. You will need to be able to manage your own workload; to keep calm under pressure and be able to work to tight deadlines. You will support your co-workers with their workload during absence and during busy periods. You should have a methodical and concise approach to tasks and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively whilst being able to multi-task.

You must have good attention to detail. You will also need to demonstrate that you have a comprehensive understanding of Microsoft packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook) Office 365 and be IT confident. Training and 1:1 support will be provided on all in-house systems.

For further information please contact Lindsay Wootten, Senior Business Officer

Email@lindsay.wootton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Tel: 01480 372695