Business Support Officer

Do you want be part of a team that inspires change and has the interests of the community at its heart? Seeking a new challenge which will see you providing business support to the Communities & Wellbeing Team? Then North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) has a great opportunity for you to join us as a Business Support Officer

Who we are:

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we provide a wide range of services to its residents and the growing number of businesses based locally. As a Council, we are passionate about providing high quality services to our communities, residents, and businesses. This means we need to employ and retain the most talented and dedicated people. As a new unitary authority, we are excited with the opportunity we have in building the Council of the future with our local communities. The Council is creating a “one team” culture which will be central to our future approach and will build the solid foundations needed to drive future service improvement.

The Communities & Wellbeing Team support a wide range of activities, including Refugee Resettlement, Health & Wellbeing, Community Development & Engagement, Grants and Facilities Management of our community centres – so no two days are ever the same!

Your main focus will be on providing effective business support and financial administration support to the Communities & Wellbeing management team, including managing the repairs and maintenance of community centres in Kettering & Corby and managing the booking process for parks and open spaces.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Business Support Officer with drive, initiative and confidence. Reporting to the Strategic Lead for Communities & Wellbeing, you will provide effective business support and financial administration. This is a role which will require you to work with directorates throughout the Council and beyond, including community groups and organisations, and voluntary sector partners.

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• excellent administrative and organisational skills
• experience of administrative work, including maintaining spreadsheets or databases, writing emails, and producing summary information from MS Excel
• experience of working without supervision and under pressure
• outstanding communication skills, both written and oral
• an abundance of drive and determination

It would also be nice for you to have:

• experience of facilities management
• financial management experience

Where you will be working:

The team are based in Kettering working from Sheerness House.

Next steps:

If you like what you have read and want to know more about the role, then please contact Hazel Webb on 01536 851245 or email hazel.webb@northnorthants.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is 12’noon Tuesday 2 May 2023.

Provisional interview date will be Tuesday 9 May 2023.

We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:

• helping people live active fulfilled lives
• caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
• enabling a thriving and successful economy
• leading on a green and sustainable environment
• ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
• providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.

Your differences make us different - Achieve Together.

We are undertaking consultation with the Trade Unions on terms and conditions and the future NNC pay structure and during this time are appointing new employees on interim spot salaries. You will be advised of the outcome and any impact on your role once this work is complete.

We offer:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.