11481 - Business Administrator

Ministry of Justice; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector entity in the UK is seeking a Business Administrator for a 12-month fixed term contract. The role involves providing administrative support within a prison context, requiring strong organizational and communication skills. Responsibilities include record maintenance, managing communications, and preparing reports. Candidates must complete relevant training and be fluent in English. This role may involve contact with prisoners and has no line management responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Candidates must complete specific training in their specialism.
• Ability to fulfill all spoken aspects of the role confidently in English.

Responsibilities

• Organise, produce, and maintain accurate records for area of work.
• Act as the contact point for all communications to the team.
• Input requisitions on to the finance database.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Record maintenance

Time management

Job description

This role is for a 12-month fixed term contract within the prison.

Overview

Job holders within this Group Profile provide administrative support to managers and frontline staff by undertaking transactional work in a particular area.

The job holder is expected to be competent in their area of work, any specific qualifications or training required will be detailed in the relevant job description.

This is a non operational role which may involve contact with prisoners depending on their area of work.

This role has no line management responsibilities.

Characteristics

• Organise, produce and maintain accurate records for area of work
• Act as contact point for all communications to the team. Prioritise and distribute communications to the appropriate person or relevant department in establishment
• Complete monitoring returns for area of work
• Input requisitions on to the finance database and process requisitions for defined area of work
• Co-ordinate any awareness sessions for area of work
• Prepare paperwork for checking by manager, conducting initial checks as required
• Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure that they are aware of information so that information is adequately shared
• Maintain and check establishment databases, manual filing systems and logs of information, responding within agreed timescales and producing reports as required
• Collate information relating to relevant Service Delivery Indicators (SDI’s)
• Act as secretary to meetings as required including organising agenda, taking, distributing minutes and action points

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Essential Skills/Qualifications/Accreditation/Registration

Job holders must complete specific training in their specialism once they take up post.

An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.