Business Support Officer Manchester, England
Job description
Business Support Officer
Salary: £25,878-£29,439 per annum
Hours: 36.25 hours per week, Monday-Friday, with out of hours if required as part of a 365/24/7 on call rota
Contract: Permanent
Location: 3rd Floor, GMP Force HQ, Northampton Road, Manchester M40 5BP - Blended/Hybrid Working
Advert Closing Date: 3rd September at 23:59
***To make an application please see our recruitment website Greater.Jobs.***
The role:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit,a shared service established by Greater Manchester’s Councils to deliver expertise in civil contingencies. If successful in being appointed, you will provide high quality business and administration support services to Greater Manchester’s Chief Resilience Officer. Operating within a fast-paced environment you will also support the multi-agency response to emergencies as part of a 365/24/7 on call rota.
The work of the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit is delivered in a wider multi-agency environment with civil contingencies activity across Greater Manchester coordinated through the Greater Manchester Resilience Forum, a statutory partnership that brings together over 80 organisations involved in planning for, responding to and recovering from emergencies.
We are looking for a Business Support Officer to join our busy team to:
· Provide business support services to the Greater Manchester Resilience Unit to enable effective and efficient service delivery.
· Provide and coordinate administrative and secretarial services; including the co-ordination of meetings with internal and external stakeholders undertaking appropriate preparation and follow-up action as required.
About you:
We are looking for a candidate with excellent communication and relationship management skills, who has the capacity to work with senior managers, operational staff and different stakeholders. With drive and enthusiasm, you will be able to work confidently on your own initiative.
We are looking for a candidate with the following skills:
· Experience of using Microsoft Office
· Ability to work under pressure to provide high level administrative support and maintain effective administration systems
· Provision of diary management to senior officers
· Able to prioritise workload, deliver to set deadlines yet respond to ever changing priorities
· Well-developed verbal and written communication skills including accurate minute taking
· Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately
· Manage filing, record keeping and cataloguing systems
· Develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues across all sectors and levels
About us:
As an employer, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is made up of a number of key Greater Manchester strategic functions and service providers including; Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS); Waste and Resources; Environment; Work and Skills; Research; Public Sector Reform; Police, Crime and Criminal Justice; Homelessness; the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and the Commissioning Hub.
We value the diversity of our employees, and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities across Greater Manchester. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, irrespective of people's age, disability, Trans status and Non-binary identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
To find out more about working for us please click here: https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/
Our offer:
In return for your hard work, we offer our employees a competitive package as part of our offer that you can find out more about here: GMCA offer - Green book.docx
Mandatory Information:
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For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licenced sponsor.
Hybrid working
This role is part of GMCA’s hybrid working scheme. As part of our commitment to ‘Build Back Fairer’ in Greater Manchester following the Covid-19 pandemic, we have evolved our management methods by trusting and empowering staff to deliver their work in the best way that suits the business and their individual needs, and supports health and wellbeing. Our hybrid working policy sets out a flexible approach, combining attendance at our GMP Force HQ or offices with remote working, typically from home; the location of work is primarily dictated by the needs of the business: ‘Do what is right for you and the business on that day’. If appointed to the role you will work with your manager to agree and regularly review the best working pattern for you, your team and your work.
GMP VETTING
This post requires Non-Police Personnel Vetting.
Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years UK residency for Non-Police Personnel Vetting. If an applicant does not have the minimum residency required eligibility would be considered on a case by case basis using all information that can be obtained following a successful application.
The College of Policing’s Code of Practice for Vetting must be followed. This information is available from the College of Policing website. For further details please see below:
Vetting | College of Policing
https://assets.college.police.uk/s3fs-public/Vetting-APP-2021.pdf
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,878.00-£29,439.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Flexitime
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M40 5BP
Application deadline: 03/09/2023
Reference ID: https://www.greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/554506/
