Specialist Business Support Officer

Brackenberry; Bebington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in England seeks a Specialist Business Support Officer for a 1-month contract. The role involves delivering comprehensive administrative support for Children's Services, ensuring high-quality service delivery, compliance, and effective data management. The candidate should possess relevant qualifications and proven experience in business administration, with immediate availability required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business administration roles.
• Experience with financial systems, reporting, and procurement processes.
• Working with various databases and information systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality administrative support.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date filing systems.
• Coordinate recruitment processes including DBS checks.
• Ensure compliance with statutory and financial audit requirements.
• Support financial planning by maintaining detailed records.

Skills

Business Administration

Numeracy

Literacy

Diary Management

Customer Support

Education

GCSE or equivalent in relevant subjects

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Wirral MBCto assist with the appointment of a Specialist Business Support Officer, on a 1-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £12.81 - £16.33 per hour

Summary:

The Specialist Business Support Officer will provide comprehensive and efficient administrative and business support across Childrens Services. The role involves overseeing data, finance, compliance, and customer support functions to ensure statutory and corporate responsibilities are met. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of high-quality services to children, young people, families, and stakeholders while ensuring smooth operation and governance of service functions.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality administrative support, including scheduling, minute-taking, and managing communications.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date filing systems (paper and electronic).
• Coordinate recruitment processes including DBS checks, references, interview logistics, and induction planning.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, safeguarding, data protection, and financial audit requirements.
• Support financial planning and monitoring by maintaining detailed financial records.

Qualifications:

• GCSE or equivalent in relevant subjects including Business Administration.
• Numeracy and literacy qualifications (GCSE level or equivalent).

Experience:

• Proven experience in business administration roles.
• Experience with financial systems, reporting, and procurement processes.
• Diary management and event/meeting coordination.
• Working with various databases and information systems.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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Required Skills:

Pay Discretion Compliance Recruitment Logistics Protection Financial Planning Information Systems Checks Customer Support LTD Filing Procurement Databases Records Scheduling Administration Finance Planning Business Management