Business Officer

Business Officer | 10071 | temporary contract for 12 months/secondment opportunity | 37 hours per week | £25,583 to £25,989 per annum | Grade D | Norwich

We are looking for a dynamic Business Officer to join the Business Support team within Adult Social Services, giving support to the roll‑out of a new transformation project.

• Support and assist with the roll‑out of the transformation project
• Provide essential administrative support to the project team
• Keep all project members updated and informed, ensuring smooth communication
• Maintain organised project records, logs and shared information
• Work flexibly to respond to changing priorities within the project
• Use your strong ICT skills to manage documents, updates, data and project tools effectively

You will be part of a friendly, collaborative team and will play a vital role in ensuring the project runs efficiently and that staff feel well-informed throughout the roll‑out.

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• A confident communicator, both written and verbal
• Comfortable using a wide range of ICT systems and digital tools
• Flexible and adaptable as the project evolves
• Proactive, approachable and happy to help colleagues
• Able to manage their time effectively in a fast‑moving environment

You’ll be involved in a significant transformation from the very beginning. This is a great opportunity to grow your skills, gain insight into project work, and play an important part in shaping improvements that will benefit staff and services across the organisation.

If you are committed to delivering excellent support and can evidence that you meet the requirements above, are a true team player with a “can do” and flexible approach, then we would welcome your application.

We are working in a hybrid way and therefore there will be some time working from home and some from the office.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast‑track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi‑time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as – ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra‑low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 11 March 2026

All other applicants closing date: 18 March 2026