Overview
Central Business Support Officer – NN1 1ED
Our Benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About the role
At West Northamptonshire Council, we have a well established Central Business Support Team. The team currently supplement our existing Business Support arrangements and work across the entire authority from Adult Social Care to Planning, Education, Transport, Corporate Services, Housing and Communities, and Finance and Benefits.
This is a full time fixed-term contract up until the 31st March 2026, but we are passionate about retaining and developing our staff where we have opportunities to do so.Â
The role is part-flexible which means that you will likely spend the majority of your week working from one of our office locations, with a couple of days spent working from home. The main base will be at One Angel Square in Northampton, but you may on occasion be asked to work alongside teams in our Towcester and Daventry office locations.
For further information or an informal conversation about the roles, please contact oliver.swales@westnorthants.gov.uk . We are aiming for interviews to take place during early October.
About you
We need bright and dedicated individuals, passionate about working towards making a positive difference for their local community. You will be highly organised, capable of managing and prioritising conflicting tasks, and will have a sharp attention to detail.
You will show resilience, teamwork, and the ability to build strong and positive relationships with colleagues at all levels in the authority. You will bring new and innovative ways of working to the table, embrace change and continually evolve, as our new authority evolves.
You may not have experience in an administrative role, or have experience in the public sector, but you will be able to demonstrate your ambition to learn and will be driven by your attitude to deliver an exceptional service. We welcome applicants looking for a new challenge or looking to kickstart their career in local government.
You will need:Â
- AÂ positive, responsive, and adaptable attitude
- Confidence to work independently
- An innovative and creative approach to work
- AÂ team-driven approach to delivery
- A customer-focussed approach
- A willingness to learn new skills and work with different service areas
- Flexibility around where you work as depending on the project assigned, you may be working across our different offices or from home
Your skills will include:Â
- Excellent organisation and time management
- The ability to manage multiple tasks at a time and prioritise your workload
- Top-quality customer service
- Great IT skills and confidence with picking up new systems and software
- Acting sensitively and with integrity around confidential information
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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