Governance & Admin Specialist - Part-Time, Hybrid

Derby City Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Staff discounts

Training and development

Job summary

Derby City Council is seeking a part-time DDSCP Business Services Officer to provide high-quality administrative and coordination support to the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (DDSCP) business team and wider safeguarding partnership.

The role reports to the Partnership Manager and involves coordinating meetings, minutes, records and governance activities across Derby and Derbyshire. Strong IT, communication and organisational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing administrative or business support in a busy team or partnership environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and maintain accurate records.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear documents, minutes and correspondence.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office and digital systems to support meetings, information management, communications and reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with colleagues, partners and stakeholders, while maintaining confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Providing effective business and administrative support to the DDSCP business team, including diary coordination, meeting arrangements, agenda preparation and minute taking.
• Supporting the coordination of partnership boards, sub-groups and task and finish activity, ensuring actions and records are clearly documented and followed up.
• Maintaining accurate information, records and documentation to support governance and reporting.
• Assisting with communications, website updates, document formatting and circulation of information to partner agencies.
• Using strong organisational, communication and IT skills to support improvement activity and performance reporting.

Skills

Administrative support

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Confidentiality

Education

GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Derby City Council is seeking a part-time DDSCP Business Services Officer to provide high-quality administrative and coordination support to the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (DDSCP) business team and wider safeguarding partnership.

The role reports to the Partnership Manager and involves coordinating meetings, minutes, records and governance activities across Derby and Derbyshire. Strong IT, communication and organisational skills are essential.