Business Support Officer, Harrogate, (094556)

Job Title: Business Support Officer

Salary: £23,893- £25,119

Grade: E

Contract: Permanent 

Hours: Part time 18.5 hours per week 

Location: Harrogate Civic Centre  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for
the appointment of a Business Support Officer, within the Business Support Electoral
Services Team, 18.5 hours per week, to include a Friday. The
successful applicants will support the Principle Electoral
Service Officers and the wider team with the day to day Business Support
requirements. The role is based at Civic Centre, Harrogate, but there may be
requirements for you to work from other areas across the County.  

What you will bring…

The
successful applicant must have good keyboard skills and experience in word
processing, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and Outlook email system. Good
literacy and numeracy skills are required. You must be able to prioritise your
own workload, therefore good organisational skills, accuracy and attention to
detail are important, as well as the ability to work unsupervised.
 

What’s in it for you…
 

This fantastic opportunity for the
potential to develop a career within the Council and you will be surrounded by
a supportive, established team of professionals who will help you grow and
develop within this role.
 
The role is hybrid working so you will
have a blend of working from the office and may be needed to work in different
areas across the county on occasions as well as working from home and we will
provide you with the equipment to do this, ensuring you have a work life
balance.
 

Working for us
 

As a North Yorkshire Council employee
you will have access to some great benefits via our everybody benefit’s scheme
such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice
schemes, financial wellbeing and health assured and our employee assistance
programme to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access
to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement
with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish.
 

Contact and apply

For an informal discussion
regarding the position please call:

Abby Hayes on abby.hayes@northyorks.gov.uk or 01609 533234
 

Key Documents 

Job Description.pdf

Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates

Closing Date: 27th
May 2024

Interview Date: 30th May 2024

Interview Location: County Hall, Northallerton





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