Business Support Officer

Job introduction

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About the role

Our Business Support Officers are very important to us. They perform crucial duties to support the teams they work for.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Assurance & Safeguarding Team as a Business Support Officer on a permanent contract. You will play a key role in supporting safeguarding processes and ensuring that vital administrative tasks are completed accurately and on time.

Please note: Interviews will be held during the week commencing 6th of April 2026.

Additional information

Applicants are required to hold a GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths grade C and above.

Applicants will be able to demonstrate good communication skills and be confident on the telephone. You will have a good level of IT skills with a sound knowledge of MS 365 - Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams and have a good attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be organised and be able to use their own initiative. We need someone who can work under pressure and to deadlines and who is friendly and reliable.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

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