Administrative Support Officer

Brook Street; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street in Sheffield is seeking two Administrative Support Officers to help manage packaging waste administration. The posts are hybrid after two weeks in the office, with attendance at team meetings every third Thursday.

Two 5-month temporary positions available, offering a dynamic environment and the chance to support environmental work while developing organisational and financial processing skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in busy office administration
• Strong organisational skills and prioritisation
• Experience handling high volumes of correspondence
• Experience processing financial or budget-related requests
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Confidence using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams

Responsibilities

• Managing and prioritising a varied administrative workload
• Monitoring shared inboxes and ensuring enquiries are dealt with promptly
• Preparing documents, reports, correspondence and meeting materials
• Maintaining accurate records, databases and filing systems
• Raising, processing and tracking financial requests
• Following up outstanding actions and ensuring they reach completion
• Communicating professionally with internal and external stakeholders
• Supporting colleagues with day-to-day administrative queries

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Job description

Administrative Support Officer - Packaging Waste

Hybrid | £17.84 per hour | 2 Positions Available | 5-Month Temporary Assignment

Are you a highly organised administrator who thrives in a busy environment? Do you have a great eye for detail and the confidence to manage competing priorities?

We have two fantastic opportunities to join a team supporting important environmental work, with the added benefit of hybrid working after the initial 2 weeks training period which will be office based. Predominately home based afterwards but must attend team meetings in the office every third Thursday

What you will be doing

As an Administrative Support Officer, you will play a key role in keeping day-to-day operations running smoothly. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and prioritising a varied administrative workload


• Monitoring shared inboxes and ensuring enquiries are dealt with promptly


• Preparing documents, reports, correspondence and meeting materials


• Maintaining accurate records, databases and filing systems


• Raising, processing and tracking financial requests


• Following up outstanding actions and ensuring they reach completion


• Communicating professionally with internal and external stakeholders


• Supporting colleagues with day-to-day administrative queries

What we are looking for

We would love to hear from candidates who have:

• Previous administrative experience within a busy office or operational environment


• Strong organisational skills and the ability to juggle competing priorities


• Experience managing shared inboxes or high volumes of correspondence


• Experience processing financial or budget-related requests


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Strong attention to detail and accuracy


• Confidence using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams


• The ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team

Experience using financial management or procurement systems would be advantageous but is not essential.

The Details

Pay: £17.84 per hour
Location: Sheffield
Assignment: 5 months
Vacancies: 2 temporary positions

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.