Business Support Officer - London, United Kingdom - Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £32,000 - £33,000

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
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Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission Secretariat (CSC), is an Arms-Length Body of the Cabinet Office and is independent from Government.

It serves three organisations (known as the Independent Offices) all working across senior levels of the Civil Service, Govern
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Administration / Corporate Support
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Finance
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Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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Job summary:

We are looking for a self-starting individual with excellent collaboration and communication skills to join the CSC and support the Corporate Services Manager and Business Manager as the Business Support Officer.

If you have excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and a commitment to providing excellent corporate and financial services we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to work across the breadth of government and make vital contributions to the effectiveness of the Civil Service.

The Civil Service Commission works with senior civil servants, government departments and the Civil Service Commissioners to ensure the Civil Service operates within the standards set out in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles and upholds the values set out in the Civil Service Code:
honesty, integrity, objectivity and impartiality.

We are an expert, friendly and impactful team with a highly collaborative ethos.

Our excellent staff survey results reflect the emphasis the team places on well being and providing stretching career development opportunities.

Job description:

The Strategy, Finance and Corporate Services team is a small dynamic team providing a range of crucial business and operational support to the secretariat, Commissioners and other senior stakeholders, improving processes and ensuring compliance with finance and governance regulations.

Your focus will be on supporting our Finance Officer with payments to our Commissioners and other senior stakeholders, supporting our Corporate Services Manager and Business Manager in ensuring that Audit and Risk Committee meetings are well organised and run smoothly, assisting in recruitment and the onboarding of new team members and a wide variety of other corporate and financial tasks.

You will play a critical role in helping to build and maintain capability levels within the team ensuring that they are able to deliver priorities for all three independent offices.

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in improvement initiatives and working groups across the secretariat.

If you are passionate about delivering quality business support that enables the delivery of the Commission's, ACOBA's and OCPA's key priorities and objectives we would like to hear from you.

Person specification:

Person specification:

Working with the team to manage the Commission's finances, including timely and accurate payment of Commissioner expenses following Cabinet Office guidance, updating financial forecasts and assisting with the preparation of the end of year accounts.
A key activity will be helping the Corporate Services Manager with the production of the Annual Report and Accounts from concept to laying in Parliament.
Assisting with the organisation of the Commission's Audit and Risk Committee meetings and the Civil Service Commission's Board meetings.
Supporting the other members of the team in implementing audit recommendations.
Publishing updates on the CSC website, ensuring that the information on the website is accurate and up to date.
Providing support with communications and event organising.
Supporting the Corporate Services Manager with onboarding new starters and internal recruitment.
Supporting the wider team as required.

Essential Criteria

You will be comfortable working with figures and spreadsheets.
You have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to interact confidently and professionally with a range of stakeholders.
Strong organisational skills and personal resilience with the ability to balance multiple competing priorities, work with flexibility, often under pressure, ensuring that progress continues, and key stakeholders are kept informed.
The ability to make judgements based on evidence within a framework of codes and guidance.
Ability to contribute to a positive team culture, being an ambassador for ACOBA, OCPA and the Civil Service Commission Secretariat.
You are comfortable using IT, including Microsoft, Outlook, Google Doc and Gmail.

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