Business Officer

Cambridgeshire County Council; Huntingdonshire; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing package

Leave flex / 4 weeks extra annual (sac

Flexible bank holidays

Pension contributions (Shared AVCs)

Development opportunities and coaches

Paid volunteering hours

IDEAL peer support groups

Employee Recognition Awards

Cambs Rewards discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Job summary

Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking a focused Business Officer to provide proactive business support within the Place & Sustainability Directorate. The role covers Transport & Connectivity, Infrastructure & Project Delivery and Environment, Planning & Economy, with flexible working across Cambridgeshire bases.

You will be organised, proactive and capable of working under pressure to tight deadlines, prioritising tasks, and building positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade A-C or equivalent.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook packages.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide business support to colleagues across the Place & Sustainability Directorate.
• Manage calendars, set up meetings and take minutes.
• Represent the service professionally and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Coordinate workload across Cambridgeshire bases and adapt to changing priorities.

Skills

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Calendar management

Meeting minutes

Organised & proactive

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

GCSEs in English & Maths (A-C)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

You will be working in a busy environment, providing business support to various colleagues across the Place & Sustainability Directorate. Covering areas such as Transport & Connectivity, Infrastructure & Project Delivery and Environment, Planning & Economy. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are looking for a focused and flexible Business Officer to work within the Business Operations Team within the Place & Sustainability Directorate. This role will be based at New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald but have a flexible structure to cope with varying workload pressures and the post holder will be required to regularly work from a number of bases across Cambridgeshire. We are looking for a candidate who will be able to work under pressure to tight deadlines with an ability to prioritise, organise and manage their own workload and have excellent interpersonal skills combined with the ability to represent the service in a positive and professional manner. You will be an organised, proactive and enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn and develop, an excellent communicator, both spoken and written. Along with GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade A-C or equivalent, you will be experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook packages and have the ability to work with set processes/procedures. You will have previous experience in calendar management, setting up meetings and taking minutes. We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual who works effectively with colleagues as part of a team and demonstrates a positive, "can-do" attitude. The successful candidate will be eager to learn, develop their skills, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the service. The role requires someone who can work flexibly and independently under minimal supervision, while also collaborating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders. You will be able to manage your workload, adapt to changing priorities, and take responsibility for delivering high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes