Business Support Officer

Four Squared Recruitment Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Four Squared Recruitment Ltd is seeking a proactive Business Support Officer for a 3-month contract with potential extension. The role is hybrid with 2-3 days on-site in Nottingham and an immediate start.

You’ll support transformation projects, coordinate activities and ensure efficient delivery of business priorities. The ideal candidate will have strong organisation, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills, with experience across administration, project support, and stakeholder

Qualifications

• Previous administration or business support experience.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Confidence communicating with a broad range of stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently and use your own initiative.
• A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams.
• The ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Support the coordination and delivery of business improvement and transformation projects.
• Maintain project documentation, action trackers, risk logs and project records.
• Organising meetings, preparing agendas and supporting papers, taking minutes and tracking actions through to completion.
• Producing reports, dashboards, presentations and management information for stakeholders.
• Managing shared mailboxes, responding to enquiries and coordinating diaries and meetings.
• Processing purchase orders and invoices and supporting general administrative activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Acting as a professional point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation of business updates, reports and governance documentation.
• Working across multiple workstreams, ensuring deadlines and priorities are effectively managed.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

Skills

Organisation

Prioritisation

Communication

Stakeholder management

Independent working

Problem solving

Proactive mindset

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Word

Teams

Job description

Business Support Officer

3-Month Contract (Potential Extension)

Hybrid Working 2-3 Days On-Site in Nottingham Immediate Start Available

Are you a highly organised administrator looking for your next challenge? Or perhaps you're a graduate looking to gain valuable business, project and stakeholder management experience?

We're seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Business Support Officer to join a busy and fast-paced transformation team. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in supporting projects, coordinating activities, and ensuring the smooth delivery of business priorities.

This role would suit someone who enjoys variety, thrives in a collaborative environment, and can confidently manage multiple tasks while maintaining a high level of accuracy and professionalism.

The Role

As a Business Support Officer, you'll provide high-quality administrative, project, and operational support to managers and teams, helping to drive efficiency and ensure key initiatives remain on track.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the coordination and delivery of business improvement and transformation projects.
• Maintaining project documentation, action trackers, risk logs and project records.
• Organising meetings, preparing agendas and supporting papers, taking minutes and tracking actions through to completion.
• Producing reports, dashboards, presentations and management information for stakeholders.
• Managing shared mailboxes, responding to enquiries and coordinating diaries and meetings.
• Processing purchase orders and invoices and supporting general administrative activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures.
• Acting as a professional point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting the preparation of business updates, reports and governance documentation.
• Working across multiple workstreams, ensuring deadlines and priorities are effectively managed.
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.

About You

We're looking for someone who is organised, adaptable and eager to contribute to a busy team environment.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous administration, business support, project support or coordination experience.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence communicating with a broad range of stakeholders.
• The ability to work independently and use your own initiative.
• A proactive and problem-solving mindset.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and Teams.
• The ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Desirable Experience

While not essential, experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

• Project administration or project support environments.
• Business improvement or transformation initiatives.
• Working within large, complex organisations.
• Producing management reports, presentations and governance documentation.

Why Apply?

• Excellent opportunity to gain project and transformation experience.
• Exposure to a wide range of stakeholders and business activities.
• Potential for contract extension.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Ideal stepping stone for individuals seeking progression into Project Support Officer or Project Coordinator roles.

If you're looking for a varied position where you can make a real impact while developing your skills and experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Application Disclaimer:

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Thank you for taking the time to apply.