Business Support Officer (C1705N)

Homes England; Longstanton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Longstanton, East of England, CB24 3EN

Job Summary

This role sits within the Cambridge Growth Company (CGC), a subsidiary of Homes England. The CGC is a small but growing cross-disciplinary team of professionals with a focus on supporting the Government’s ambition for Cambridge.

The Business Support Officer provides efficient and proactive administrative support. You will help to facilitate the daily functions and operations, acting as a first point of contact for the team. You will support a dedicated team with the coordination of corporate tasks that relate to activities such as information management, recruitment and induction.

You will also coordinate the daily affairs of the team’s logistical needs in event planning, meetings and team communication, including supporting the smooth delivery of key events and meetings across Greater Cambridge.

Job Description

You'll be comfortable supporting multiple stakeholders with complex administrative tasks, aiming to resolve these quickly and efficiently. You will also be responsible for facilitating and servicing meetings and being a point of contact. You will be proficient in providing support services with excellent organisational, communication and digital skills, with the ability to work at pace with multiple priorities.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable managing stakeholders at a senior level and your discussions will always be shaped by a good understanding of the CGC’s objectives. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way and be able to negotiate and persuade.

Person Specification

As an experienced administrator you’ll understand how to manage colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

You will be able to work calmly and effectively when under pressure and against upcoming deadlines. You will have a positive can-do attitude and will be proactive in identifying emerging challenges and providing solutions. You will be articulate, dynamic, energetic and self-motivated.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits, some of the key benefits include:

• Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.
• Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.
• Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.
• Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.
• Family Friendly Benefits - We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

Selection Process Details

How to Apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection Process Details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Nationality Requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further Information

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Contact Point for Applicants

• Name: Recruitment Team
• Email: [e-mail]

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service