Business Support Clerk

Prime Recruitment Services Limited; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Prime Recruitment Services Limited is recruiting a Business Support Clerk to support Belfast City Council's Legal Services Section. The role is hybrid, offering two days from home and three on site at Adelaide Street, Belfast, with a pay rate of £13.47 per hour PAYE for 37 hours a week.

The successful candidate will perform clerical duties, manage filing, handle emails, prepare documents and data, and support finance, HR and customer service activities while providing reception cover when needed.

Qualifications

• Complete and pass a computer-based ISV assessment with tests covering General aptitude, Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Applicants must provide a personal email address so that the Council can issue the assessment link.

Responsibilities

• Provide general clerical and administrative support.
• Maintain computerised and manual filing systems.
• Process internal and external emails and correspondence.
• Prepare letters, reports, memos and presentations.
• Enter, retrieve and compile data and statistics.
• Handle telephone calls and respond to customer inquiries.
• Arrange meetings and take accurate minutes and notes; use Microsoft Office and Council IT systems.
• Support finance, HR, customer service and general administrative activities.
• Provide reception or front-desk cover when required.

Skills

Strong written communication

Clear verbal communication

Effective teamwork

Excellent customer service

Good IT and MS Office

Organised with workload planning

Deadline prioritisation

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Business Support Clerk

Location: Adelaide Street, Belfast
Pay rate: £13.47 per hour PAYE
Hours: 37 hours per week

Prime Recruitment Services is recruiting a Business Support Clerk to work within the Legal Services Section of Belfast City Council.

Following a successful training period, the role will operate on a hybrid basis, with two days working from home and three days working on site.

Key responsibilities

• Providing general clerical and administrative support
• Maintaining computerised and manual filing systems
• Processing internal and external emails and correspondence
• Preparing letters, reports, memos and presentations
• Entering, retrieving and compiling data and statistical information
• Handling telephone calls and responding to customer enquiries
• Arranging meetings and taking accurate minutes and notesUsing Microsoft Office and other Council IT systems
• Supporting finance, HR, customer service and general administrative activities
• Providing reception or front-desk cover when required

Essential requirements

All applicants must complete and pass a computer-based ISV assessment. The assessment will include at least four skills-based tests covering areas such as:

• General aptitude
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel

Applicants must provide a personal email address so that the Council can issue the assessment link.

The successful candidate should demonstrate

• Strong written communication skills
• Clear and professional verbal communication
• Effective teamwork
• Excellent customer service
• Good IT and Microsoft Office skills
• Strong organisation and workload-planning abilities
• The ability to meet deadlines and prioritise tasks

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and professional administrator to gain experience within Belfast City Council's Legal Services Section.

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