Administrative Officer London, England
Job description
Street Services are looking to recruit an experienced Administrative Assistant to join their busy Business Support Team.
Duties will include day to day interaction with business waste customers who are charged for waste collection services. The successful candidate will be responsible for handling a business customer portfolio that will include responsibility for contract generation, billing and debt recovery, they will also be the point of contact for business customers within their portfolio. Street Services is currently included within a Digital Transformation Project that will see a number of administrative tasks digitised, the successful candidate will also assist with the administration and data element of the project.
The Business Support Team also provides day to day administrative support to the operational service that includes over 350 members of frontline staff, this support includes assisting with messaging and communication to staff, requests for uniform, equipment and supplies. The successful candidate will have experience of using electronic systems including the full suite of Microsoft Office. The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, always dealing appropriately with confidential issues, is essential.
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Gemma Squire; [email protected] 0208 921 6065
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Interview Arrangements: During this time, our priority for all of our recruitment activity is to make sure our applicants, hiring departments and new starters are informed, safe and supported. Careful and thorough consideration will be given to interview arrangements and for any essential in-person recruitment, we will ensure this is held in a suitable, secure setting with additional arrangements to ensure any current safety requirements are fully adhered to.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.
