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Business Administrator

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are looking for a Business Administrator to work within Derbyshire County Council on a 12-month contract.

Location: Derbyshire (Hybrid)

Job role/responsibilities:
The successful candidate will join a supportive and friendly management and wider team, so it is vital they work as a team player. The service area is undergoing transformation and improvement, therefore the BSA must be flexible and pro-active as well as comfortable with change and open to new ways of working.

  • Provide the main point of contact for a senior member of staff acting as a filter and resolving issues to provide effective support and problem resolution.
  • Proactively monitor correspondence to ensure that any necessary actions are identified, tracked, and addressed to ensure all deadlines are met.
  • Arrange transport provision on behalf of other departments, using established systems and processes.
  • Monitor and review contract performance and address conduct and poor performance issues, escalating complaints as necessary to a senior member of staff.
  • Co-ordinate meetings: providing administrative support and note taking ensuring that any action points are followed up.
  • Provide clear information and guidance on policy and procedures within the service area and ensure they are communicated and adhered to
  • Build and sustain relationships with internal colleagues and service users to resolve issues and to ensure the needs of the service and service users are met.
  • Build and sustain relationships with external contractors to ensure the required standards of transport services are being met.
  • Responsible for the development and maintenance of document management and record keeping systems, in accordance with standard formats and service requirements.
  • Responsible for budget monitoring and providing financial information; including processing invoices, claims, orders, and accounts, for use in management information reports and reconciling accounts systems.
  • Prepare documents, reports and other materials using some non-standard formats.
  • Straightforward analysis, manipulation, and interpretation of data to provide information to support the service.

Knowledge/Experience required:

  • Excellent communication and organisational skills.
  • Confidence in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint & ideally EDRM.
  • An eye for detail and confidence to question information.
  • Ability to work well under pressure and to strict deadlines.
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: lewis.odonnell@servicecare.org.uk or tel: 01772 208952. Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to £250.