Job Introduction
The Governance Support Team offer Business Support to a range of Local Authority services providing a wide range of administration tasks which will allow the development of you're skills and knowledge. This role will be specifically assigned to the Corporate File Plan Project Team to support the current Project Support Officer. Full training in processes and systems will be provided.
This role will require flexible working Monday - Friday within Staffordshire Place 1 with the opportunity for home working dependent upon business needs. This role is fixed term until December 2025.
Main Responsibility
Some of your responsibilities will be to:
- Provide excellent customer service via e-mail and Microsoft Teams to a range of stakeholders including chasing outstanding enquiries
- Be responsible for the maintenance of records in line with data security, retention and protection policies
- Processing of information sheets provided by service areas to map future process timescales
- Maintaining and updating Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
- Minuting of project meetings
The Ideal Candidate
We are looking for you to have:
- GCSE Grade 4 in English and Maths or equivalent qualification
- Experience of using digital applications including Microsoft Office 365 (Sharepoint and Teams)
- The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers
- The ability to work as part of a team and independently, with some supervision
- The ability to prioritise tasks effectively and be resilient under pressure
- Be organised and methodical to manage deadlines within the project
For further information or an informal chat about this role, please contact Carly Trusler, Business Support Team Leader at carly.trusler@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interview date will be 24th September.
“We’re happy to talk flexible working”
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
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