Operations Administration Assistant – Braintree District Council

Essex County Counci; Essex; Presencial; GBP 19 000 - 25 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Braintree District Council is seeking an Operations Administration Assistant to provide on-site administrative support to the Operations Service. The role involves data handling, stakeholder contact, and routine administration across teams.

Candidates should have strong MS Office and CRM experience, exceptional organisation, and the ability to multi-task in a busy environment. The position is full-time and temporary, initially 12 weeks, with a closing date of 6 November 2026.

Qualificações

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Able to multitask across tasks.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and CRM systems.
• Local government experience (Desirable).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with a proactive workload management approach.
• Flexible and able to prioritise tight deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Collate data and present to Management in a suitable style.
• Respond to customers promptly and courteously.
• General administration duties: telephone, email, minute taking, typing, and filing.
• Provide information/advice to Operations teams.
• Develop and maintain departmental information systems.
• Prepare paperwork and reports with deadlines on all software systems.
• Support Line Manager with other tasks as required.

Conhecimentos

Organisational skills

Office environment experience

Multitasking

MS Office & CRM systems

Local government experience

Verbal and written communication

Proactive workload management

Team player

Flexible working

Prioritising deadlines

Fast-paced environment

Ferramentas

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Operations Administration Assistant - Braintree District Council

£14.02 PAYE / £17.95 Umbrella

Braintree, Essex

Full-Time, Temporary

37 Hours per Week

Closing Date: Friday 6th November 2026

Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree District Council in recruiting an Operations Administration Assistant on an initial 12week contract.

Due to the nature of these roles, the successful candidates will be required to work on-site only.

Locations: Causeway House & Lakes Industrial Park

The Opportunity:

To work in the Operations Service providing administrative support to relevant service areas and to act as the point of contact for stakeholder offering advice and assistance whilst always providing a professional and courteous service.

Role Accountabilities:

• Be responsible for collating and understanding data and present to Management in a suitable style.
• Respond to all customers in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner, ensuring that queries are responded to in a timely manner.
• General Administration duties, including telephone, E-Mail, minute taking, typing, and filing for Operations.
• Provide administrative support for all the teams within Operations by providing information/advice (either verbally or in writing).
• Develop and maintain various departmental information systems, e.g. databases, spreadsheets, ensuring that up-to-date information is recorded and retrieved.
• Where requested, prepare relevant paperwork and reports, maintaining accuracy and ensuring that deadlines are met on all software systems.
• Provide support to any other tasks as required by your Line Manager.
• The list above is not an exhaustive list.

The Experience You Will Bring:

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Experience of working in a busy office environment.
• Able to multitask and work on different tasks at the same time
• Experience working with Microsoft Office products & CRM systems
• Local government experience (Desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong IT/Microsoft office skills
• Ability to work as a team player
• Pro-active approach taking responsibility for day-to-day tasks, workload and priorities
• Good organisational skills
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload and work to tight deadlines
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same

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