Business Support Officer

Maritime and Coastguard Agency; Beverley; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK seeks a Business Support Officer to provide clerical and administrative support to MO Surveyors. The role requires excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills, alongside experience in administrative roles. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension contributions, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative and clerical support roles.
• Understanding of financial management control.
• Ability to provide first class support to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day administrative support to MO Surveyors.
• Assist with booking and allocation of surveys and inspections.
• Support the National Business Unit with Shipping Accounts process.

Skills

Excellent clerical skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Communication skills

Job description

Can you provide excellent clerical and administrative support to a wide range of stakeholders? Do you have an understanding of financial management control? Have you got excellent communication, organisational and time management skills? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

The role of Business Support Officer is to collaborate with and work under the direction of the MO Business Support Manager (BSM) to ensure that MO Business Support is aligned with Survey & Inspection priorities. Provide first class clerical and administrative support to MO Surveyors including, creating Survey Cases, maintaining PPE, and researching and completing travel booking arrangements.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Providing day to day administrative and clerical support to the MO Surveyors.
• Assisting with the day to day booking and allocation of surveys and inspections, taking account of eligibility requirements and availability.
• Assisting with exam bookings.
• Supporting the National Business Unit by providing records of work undertaken on the Shipping Accounts process.
• Providing administration and clerical assistance to MO surveyors involving creation of Survey Cases, Travel Bookings, maintaining paperwork and records.
• Providing general advice to internal and external stakeholders in accordance with MCA policies.
• Providing administrative support and Secretariat duties to the MO for internal/external meetings.

We are a Disability Confident employer. For more information, please visit the Disability Confident website.