Senior Business Support Officer

Job Introduction

As we progress towards implementing a new pay structure and single set of terms and conditions for BCP Council in October 2024, an exciting opportunity has opened to join our dedicated and dynamic Pay and Reward project team within the People and Culture Directorate.

This part-time (21 hours) post is available as a fixed-term contract until April 2025 and will provide invaluable support to the delivery of our massive and complex project focussed on supporting colleagues by providing a competitive, modern and flexible total rewards offer and ensuring equal pay and enhanced benefits. 

As our Senior Business Support Officer, you will provide a vital contribution in supporting team activities including but not limited to:

• collation and presentation of data
• preparation of presentations and reports
• taking and distribution of meeting records
• diary management 
• large scale mail merge activities
• effective, accurate organisation and filing of data and records 
• multi-party coordination to arrange and book meetings and events
• responding to FAQs on a rota basis

You must have excellent skills in Microsoft applications; good communication skills and high levels of accuracy. As a highly organised person you will need to be self-motivated, able to work well under pressure and have the flexibility to adapt to conflicting/changing priorities.

We would particularly welcome applicants with a sound knowledge of large-scale mail merge tasks and MS Dynamics but would encourage anyone with relevant transferable experience to apply.

If the above sounds like you and you are innovative and have pride in your work, we look forward to hearing from you.  

Application window closes Sunday 19 November with interviews being held week commencing 4^th December 2023.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

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As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. This is expected to be in place in 2024.