Business Support Administrator (FOI)

Confidential; Greater Lincolnshire; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Belmont Recruitment are currently seeking a Freedom of Information Administrator to join a client on a temporary basis. This is a full-time role, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with hybrid working and two days per week onsite in Lincoln.

The successful candidate will provide administrative support to a busy FOI/SAR team, handling data entry, records maintenance and confidential information in line with information governance and timescales.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative or business support role.
• Experience with data entry and maintaining accurate records.
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements.
• Ability to organise workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the FOI/SAR team.
• Enter, update and maintain information on computer systems.
• Prepare and organise documentation and maintain records.
• Monitor allocated tasks and ensure deadlines are met.
• Handle confidential information in line with governance requirements.
• Respond to enquiries and communicate with internal and external customers.
• Provide general clerical support, including typing and filing.

Skills

Administrative experience

Data entry

Record keeping

Confidentiality / data protection

Time management

Job description

Belmont Recruitment are currently seeking a Freedom of Information Administrator to work with our client on a temporary basis. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday. The role is offering hybrid working, with two days per week based onsite in Lincoln.

Overview

The role involves providing administrative support to a busy team managing Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs), following an increase in request volumes. The successful candidate will help ensure information is recorded accurately, administrative processes run efficiently and work is completed within agreed timescales.

Main Duties

• Providing administrative support across the team's day-to-day functions
• Entering, updating and maintaining information accurately on relevant computer systems
• Preparing and organising documentation and maintaining accurate records
• Monitoring allocated tasks and ensuring work is completed within agreed deadlines
• Handling confidential and sensitive information in line with data protection and information governance requirements
• Responding to enquiries and communicating professionally with internal and external customers
• Providing general clerical support, including typing, filing and document preparation

Essential Criteria

• Previous experience in an administrative or business support role
• Previous experience in data entry and maintaining accurate records
• An understanding of confidentiality and data protection requirements
• Ability to organise workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines