About the role
We currently have two full-time vacancies for the role of Senior Business Officer in Children's Services (37 hours per week). These roles will be fixed-term for 1 year until the end of September 2024 and the base for these positions will be Buttsgrove Centre in Huntingdon. The roles will be offered on a hybrid basis, with a mixture of office & home working.
For informal enquiries please contact Georgia Hufford on 01480 372180 or Georgia.hufford@cambridgeshire.gov.uk, or Cambria Steward on 07776 679346 or cambria.steward@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Interviews will take place on: Thursday 28th September 2023, in Huntingdon.
What will you be doing?
The overall aim of these roles is to provide business support to the Children’s Services Directorate, supporting key functions undertaken by Heads of Service. The remit will include, but is not limited to; administrative responsibilities for key panel meetings including the organisation, minuting and distribution of documentation, data collation to support senior managers with decision making, support during inspections, booking and coordinating large and complex meetings and monitoring a central inbox that will be used to coordinate work amongst the two roles. The two roles are new which provides scope for the post-holders to make the roles their own. Whilst the job description describes line management responsibilities, these posts do not currently have any direct reports. The roles will report into a Business Development Coordinator within Children’s Services.
About you
The roles will involve liaising with senior managers & colleagues; therefore excellent communication skills are essential. The successful candidate must have excellent knowledge of Windows & Microsoft packages (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Internet), and be able to work using their own initiative. You will need to be self-motivated, organised and flexible, with the ability to manage your own workload, prioritise and forward plan. The successful candidate will also have proven experience & understanding of working with GDPR regulations.
This is an exciting opportunity to provide administrative support within Children’s Services, and work closely with the senior management team.
Please evidence on your supporting statement how you meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme.
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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