Business Support Officer

Kirklees Council; Salubindza; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking 2 Business Support Officers to join their Environmental Health team. This permanent role involves providing administrative assistance across various teams, including Pest Control and Food Safety. The ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal skills, be computer literate, and manage multiple tasks efficiently. Responsibilities include data entry, invoicing, and providing general support, while the organisation offers a range of staff benefits to enhance work life.

Benefits

Great range of staff benefits

Qualifications

• Strong time management and initiative to work independently.
• Effective communication skills for interacting with different teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across various Environmental Health teams.
• Input data and retrieve information from databases.
• Handle invoicing and purchasing tasks.

Skills

Working on your own initiative

Ability to manage your time

Good interpersonal skills

Effective team worker

Flexible/adaptable

Computer literate: Microsoft Office, email, databases and IT systems

Job description

Overview

Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefitsto support you in and out of work.

2 x vacancies (37 hours + 18.5

During the application process, please specify which hours you are applying for

We are currently recruiting 2 x Business Support Officers on a permanent basis to work within Kirklees Environmental Health.

Business support officers are required to provide administrative support to all areas of Environmental Health. Environmental Health is made up of a variety of Teams including, Pest Control, Pollution and Noise, Food Safety, Animal Health and Licensing, Infectious Diseases and Health and Safety.

Key responsibility areas are:

• Inputting and data retrieval
• Answering and making telephone calls
• Invoicing and purchasing
• Monitoring and actioning a variety of tasks that come into the 7 different Environmental Health inboxes
• Taking payments over the phone
• Providing late cover until 5.15pm one day a week
• Minute taking
• General duties which may be required to fulfil the role

Essential skills include:

• Working on your own initiative
• Ability to manage your time
• Working across a variation of Teams/inboxes
• Good interpersonal skills
• Effective team worker
• Flexible/adaptable
• Computer literate: Microsoft Office, email, databases and IT systems.

Interview date: TBC