Business Support Officer - Communities Team

• Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX
• £25,545 - £28,770 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Full Time, 37 hours per week
• Fixed Term Contract or Secondment opportunity for 12 months

Full time, part time and job share opportunities will be considered.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a Business Support Officer to join our Communities Team . You will share our values , commitment, and motivation to make a difference for our residents, clients, and communities. 

About the role

Reporting to the Community Grants and Development Manager you will deliver a highly effective, customer-centric, and innovative business support function. You will support the Communities service to deliver a planned work programme within resource, budget, and time constraints.

You will support the activities, resources, information and equipment required for Communities based and other council projects.

The role includes a multitude of duties that range from:

• supporting budget managers in the monitoring and administration of the corporate finance systems
• assisting in maintaining the directorate communities’ information management systems to enable intelligence led approach to business planning
• organising and managing the support for projects and events including meeting face to face with external partners including VCFSE organisations, the development of timelines, milestones resource allocation and budgets, taking minutes and providing technical and administrative support to Managers and lead project officers.

If the prospect of doing something different every day is appealing, this role might be right for you.

About you

You will need to:

• possess an NVQ Level 3 in administration and/or gained an equivalent level of knowledge through experience
• demonstrate excellent verbal communication skills for customer interaction as well as written communication skills
• have strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently as well as multi-task.

About us

Working together across our councils and with our partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors, we provide excellent services to our 190,000 residents across Babergh and Mid Suffolk. 

We are proud of the role we play in creating the environment, economy, and communities for our districts. We believe that the heart of Suffolk is an incredibly special place to live and work. With picturesque market towns, 60 conservation areas and with two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) within our districts, it is little wonder that we are consistently within the top 50 places to live in the UK.

Benefits of working for us:

• great opportunities for learning and development
• generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 26 days a year, increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays)
• competitive local government pension scheme
• wellbeing support program
• employee assist program
• health care options.

For more information, visit our Employee Benefits page (suffolkjobsdirect.org)  and view 'The best things about working for Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (youtube) '  to find out what our employees say about working for us.

Our ways of working:

Work is what we do, not where we go! We are committed to working in a more Hybrid way, with a mix of office, home, and remote based working (Business needs permitting).  This has worked well for us and is something we will be continuing with. 

We are committed to supporting equality and diversity, Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils provide opportunity and ambition for all, supporting and enabling our people to deliver the best possible service for our residents.

For more information

If you wish to discuss the Hybrid working approach for this role, or for an informal discussion, please contact Laura Butters on: (01449) 724883.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification –  Communities Business Support Officer - JDPS

Closing date: 11pm, 27 April 2024.  

Interview date: 7/8 May 2024.

Please ensure that you complete the application form as fully as possible with your employment and educational history as shortlisting will be based upon the application form and supporting statement only.

In your application, please ensure your statement indicates how you meet each of the criteria in the ‘Person Profile’ section of the Job Description/Person Specification.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.