Business Support Administrator - Legal Services Council Posted yesterday Bu

Legal Services About the role

Are you looking for a role where you can showcase your ability whilst significantly contributing to public sector service delivery? This is an exciting time to be joining Bury Council; a growing council and an equally growing legal services team, we are undertaking a number of exciting development plans across our six townships. Bury Legal Services plays a vital role in supporting the council's vision for the borough, and we are looking for a Legal Business Support Officer to join our team and contribute to delivering high quality legal services to our several client departments.

As a Business Support Administrator in our legal service you will support the service to deliver on a range of legal matters. You will also have the opportunity to provide significant input to the development and implementation of our legal compliance policies and procedures. Your extensive experience of business administration will put you in good stead for success in this role.

At Bury Council, we are advocates of developing our teams, especially in terms of apprenticeships. We are an organisation that looks to promote collaborative working styles.

• Strong track record of success in business administration
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and that a reason is noted for any gaps in employment.

Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

We support employees to work with agility where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises, values and embraces all people for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.