Business Support Officer (Regulatory Services)
Salary Band 3 (£25,183 to £27,269)
Working Pattern Full Time, 36.25 hours per week
We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.
Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.
Contract type Fixed Term until 31 August 2026
Closing date - 9 February 2025
Interview date - 17 & 18 February 2025
About us
Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors are embarking on a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential. Our vision is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford
Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We are keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do
We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.
About you
Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & improving the way you do things to ensure effective outcomes; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver service; you will take ownership of your actions and strive to getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
About the Role
We are seeking a Business Support Officer who shares our commitment to customer care. As part of the Place Business Support Team, you will assist in providing business support to a number of services within the Place Directorate, primarily supporting the Regulatory Services Team. You will deal with correspondence and incoming calls from both internal and external customers and use a variety of back-office systems to complete a range of tasks.
The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills, ability to work within a team and be able to work on their own initiative. You must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel and experience with Civica APP would be an advantage, although training will be provided. Working as part of a busy team, you will possess excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Regulatory Services would be an advantage.
Contact Details
If would like an informal chat about the post please contact Wendy Evison on 07929 844256 or at wendy.evison@trafford.gov.uk
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
To learn more about Trafford as a place to work visit and to view more about our awards and benefits please visit: Trafford - Benefits | www.inploi.com (greater.jobs)
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment - greater.jobs | www.inploi.com
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