Business Support Officer

Fixed Term Contract until Jan 2027 to cover maternity leave

Grade B £28,598- £34,434 per annum

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Equal Pay Programme

Working 36.5 hours per week

About the Role

European and International Affairs (E&IA) and Employment and Skills (E&S) divisions are looking to recruit maternity cover for a Business Support Officer.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is keen to work in a small team working on multiple projects and supporting partner city work.

This includes the Young Women Into Leadership Summit (You WIL) and Horizon Europe projects including ‘Bauhaus Bites’ and ‘Blossom’.

Ideally the candidate will have an eye for detail, an ability to multitask with a flexible approach and excellent IT skills.

It is expected that you will spend 50% of your time working on E&S work and 50% of your time working on E&IA work.

The role entails:

providing consistently high-quality administrative business support,
assisting in the development and application of project management techniques to support the overall project and outcomes for the work area.
Being flexible and adaptive to the needs of the work area and business.

Please upload an up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application.

Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquires please contact Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk quoting ref 4309

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

Job description & Person Specification SA697 Business Support Officer JDPS (1).doc

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