Business Support Officer - Prevention

Our organisation is committed to improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities across our communities. As part of this mission, we are looking for an enthusiastic Business Support Officer to work within the Public Health Team, supporting members to take these ambitions forward.

Public Health has four Teams. This post will be the named Business Support Officer for the Prevention and Inclusion team but will work across all the teams to support other Business Support colleagues and provide cover for holidays and sickness.

You will have responsibility for a range of office functions which includes providing financial and management support for a range of activities both within the Council and with external partners.

Applications will be shortlisted against how you meet the personal specification, please consider this when drafting your supporting statement.

Interviews will take place in person only at our office at

New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,

Alconbury Weald, PE28 4YE

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

wellbeing package to cover

all aspects of wellbeing
, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family

• Buy up to

4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Take your bank holidays

flexibly to better suit

your personal circumstances

• Make

Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

• Access to

development opportunities
, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth

Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a

positive impact on our community during your normal working day

• Access to

Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff

equality, diversity and inclusion network

• Opportunities to nominate and receive

Employee Recognition Awards

• An

Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online

discounts as well as our

Car Lease and

Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

What will you be doing?

What will you be doing

• Providing office support which will include effective administrative support that includes managing communications internally and externally, managing and developing different forms of information, communication and contribute to the development of the Service and the promotion of initiatives.
• Ensuring that all the Councils standards and regulatory guidelines are met
• Assisting with monitoring and/or management of budgets in accordance with County Council financial processes, systems, and instructions
• Playing a key role in the planning and execution of meetings and events, ensuring all records are comprehensive and accurate.
• Having an active role in the supervision and development of others as appropriate.

About you

You will be:

• Educated to A level, NVQ3 or equivalent standard (e.g. GNVQ, Certificate in Management, BTech)(essential)
• IT Qualified to CLAIT/IBT2/RSA/ECDL(essential)
• NVQ Level 3 in Administration or Management(desirable)
• NVQ Assessor(desirable)
• Have extensive experience in office administration including the use of IT systems along with knowledge of data protection and equal opportunities
• Able to work independently to prioritise workload and with minimal supervision
• Have good interpersonal skills - able to communicate in a friendly, open and constructive manner

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.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as…