Business Support Officer – Major Projects

Overview

Our client is a well-established public sector organisation responsible for delivering major capital, regeneration and infrastructure programmes that support economic growth and community development across the borough.

Our client is seeking a Business Support Officer to join its Major Projects team on a temporary basis for 3 months
. The successful candidate will provide a wide-ranging, professional and confidential administrative support service to a busy project delivery team responsible for large-scale regeneration and capital programmes.

• Providing comprehensive and confidential business support across all Major Projects functions

• Managing emails, telephone calls, enquiries and requests, ensuring appropriate action is taken

• Responding to queries from members of the public and community groups regarding service delivery

• Assisting with the preparation of presentations, agendas, reports and other project documentation

• Attending meetings in an administrative capacity, including minute-taking and issuing follow-up actions

• Organising meetings, training sessions and conferences, ensuring facilities and equipment are available

• Processing invoices, raising purchase orders and coding payments in line with agreed procedures

• Supporting the production of marketing and promotional materials

• Monitoring and updating project information on relevant webpages

• Assisting with the delivery of Social Value plans across projects

• Liaising with internal departments to support project delivery

• Liaising with external stakeholders, including government departments, to ensure timely information sharing

Essential Criteria

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grade C or above) including English and Mathematics, or equivalent
  A minimum of 3 years  relevant experience in a busy office or professional environment

• At least 1 year s relevant Business Support or administrative experience
  , including:

  • Effective use of computerised information management systems

  • Delivering frontline customer service to members of the public and/or external organisations

• Contract:
  
  Temporary - 3 months

• Hours:
  
  37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

• Location:
  
  Carrickfergus or Ballymena (to be agreed with the successful candidate)

• Opportunity to gain experience supporting high-profile major projects and regeneration programmes

To apply for this role, submit your CV via the application form provided. Alternatively, to speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please contact Zeena Jackson via zeena.js
.

If you have a disability which means you require assistance at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us directly to discuss. Honeycomb is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all.

Please note, we are receiving an exceptionally high number of applications at present and will be unable to shortlist candidates who are not meeting the specific requirements for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, we may be unable to provide individual feedback. We thank you in advance for you.