1 x Permanent post 1 x Fixed Term post until 31 March 2026 Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. Business Support Service provide administration and financial support to various teams across the council, working work flexibly as required to assist services in meeting their objectives and priorities. Do you enjoy working as part of a team and have experience of working in an administration with a proven ability to prioritise competing demands, working accurately and efficiently whilst under pressure and excellent IT skills if yes, you may be a perfect candidate to join our team. As a Business Support Assistant you will be responsible for processing, updating, and sharing confidential information in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), undertaking financial and post/print room duties. Some positions within Business Support may require you to take minutes at statutory and professional meetings, where the information discussed can at times be sensitive and distressing, where this is required, training will be provided. At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Leonie Sergison Tel: 07385 945048 / email leonie.sergisonknowsley.gov.uk or Lynne Ellison Tel: 07786 747826 / email lynne.ellisonknowsley.gov.uk If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted. Closing Date: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 23:55pm.