Business Officer

Who are you?

We are Strategy Group Business Management Team. We provide resourcing, finance, corporate, business improvement and Senior Leader support to two of Defra’s six core operating groups. It’s fair to say our senior leaders do amazing things because of the work we do in the background.

We’re looking for a Business Officer in our Senior Leader Support team. You’ll be enabling two Deputy Directors (DDs) to deliver their jobs as effectively as possible by prioritising their time and shaping their agenda.

As part of this you will join a cross-cutting team providing important services and support to the Group.

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups.

Hope you’re up for a challenge because there’ll be all the admin bits like supporting with the day-to-day management of their diaries, inboxes, logistics, note- and minute-taking. Beyond that, you’ll be their voice and their ears on the ground, heading off problems before they happen, and making sure your DDs know what they need to know when they need to know it.

In short, you’ll be the hero they didn’t know they needed. You’ll also be rubbing shoulders with senior stakeholders and leaders at the top of the civil service tree.

You’ll be brimful of great ideas and creative solutions. If you can think of a way to work better and add genuine value to your DDs’ teams then that’s what we’re here for.