Vacancy Description Title Business Support Officer Service Area/School Finance & Corporate Services - Corporate Services About Us Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites. For an informal discussion about this post please contact Luz Rico-Lloyd Operations Manager, Customer Service on 0208 057 2274. About The Role Are you an individual with exceptional administration and customer service skills, ideally with experience in public sector environments? The London Borough of Bexley is seeking a dedicated Business Support Officer to join our Planning and Regulatory Services Hub. In this role, you will provide high-quality administrative support, ensuring that customer interactions are handled with professionalism, empathy, and respect. You will be the first point of contact for a range of enquiries, managing calls and emails efficiently while adhering to agreed protocols. If you have a strong background in administration and are looking for a dynamic role where you can make a real impact, this could be the opportunity for you. Join us and contribute to delivering excellent services to the community. We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. Candidate Profile You will need to be an effective and confident communicator, able to liaise well with the public, staff at all levels and pay attention to the detail. For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. How To Apply Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button. Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload. If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence. Additional Information As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitmentbexley.gov.uk This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager. Grade BEXLEY05 Contract Type Permanent Employment Details Contract Hours 36.00 Salary £28,521 - £28,929 per annum Vacancy Location Location South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices Attachments Job Description Job Description Business Support Administrator JD (2).pdf (430 Kb) Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)