- Pay Rate:
£10.41 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
- Rochdale,
OL16 1XU
Temporary Business Support Officer/Administrator – Resources
Reference no: Rochdale 0005 EABB / 1
Hybrid working
The purpose of the role is to manage meetings, forums and training sessions; including scheduling, agenda preparation, invites, accurate and timely minute taking and following up / monitoring any actions required.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide efficient and effective financial and other business support and advice to Adult Care Services and stakeholders on all aspects of the work of the team.
- Ensure compliance with statutory and business critical rules and regulations within areas of responsibility.
- Act as an ambassador for the Council and Service at all times and to develop and manage effective and professional relationships within the service and with other services/partners to raise the profile of Adult Care and Support Services.
- Operate and maintain efficient and effective financial administrative systems for all aspects of the work of the team.
- Accurately maintain systems and retrieve and collate relevant information from a variety of sources to support the work of the team.
- Undertake checks, reconciliations and analysis of information and liaise with colleagues in respect of any exceptions.
- Respond pro-actively to requests for advice, guidance and support in an efficient, effective and timely manner, with minimum recourse to supervisors
- Ensure that payments are made in accordance with relevant policies and procedures and to resolve queries.
- Operate over a number of different teams within Governance and Business Support including Business Change & Client Finance, Home Improvement Agency and Governance, Performance and Quality monitoring.
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
Qualifications:
- Minimum level of GCSE Maths and English Language (grade A-C) or above.
Experience:
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.
- Experience of financial processing and the use of financial systems.
- Experience of providing excellent customer service in a business setting.
- Experience you have of working independently and using your initiative.
- Experience of providing accurate and timely management information.
Skills & Abilities:
- Communication skills both written and verbal and your ability to present information effectively to service users and colleagues.
- Ability to work well within a Team, with a flexible approach.
- Ability to work methodically and to record and analyse information accurately.
- Ability to work in a pro-active manner, using your own initiative, to prioritise work in a busy environment to meet objectives.
- Knowledge of the importance of data protection and confidentiality.
- Ability to think innovatively to solve problems
- ICT Skills: Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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