Business Officer – New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Alconbury Weald, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
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
- A comprehensive 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.
About the role
Place & Sustainability Directorate covers areas such as Transport & Connectivity, Infrastructure & Project Delivery and Environment, Planning & Economy.
For informal enquiries please contact Lizzie Wakelin – Elizabeth.Wakelin@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
About you
You will be an organised, proactive and enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn and develop, an excellent communicator, both spoken and written.
Along with GCSEs in English and Maths at Grade A-C or equivalent, you will be experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook packages and have the ability to work with set processes/procedures. You will have previous experience in calendar management, setting up meetings and taking minutes.
We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual who works effectively with colleagues as part of a team and demonstrates a positive, “can-do” attitude. The successful candidate will be eager to learn, develop their skills, and contribute to the continuous improvement of the service.
The role requires someone who can work flexibly and independently under minimal supervision, while also collaborating effectively with colleagues and stakeholders. You will be able to manage your workload, adapt to changing priorities, and take responsibility for delivering high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Please use your supporting statement to outline how your skills and experience meet the criteria set out in the Job Description/Person Specification attached to this vacancy.
About usCambridgeshire 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.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…