Eo Business Support Officer - East Kilbride, United Kingdom - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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East Kilbride, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Reference number:


Salary:

- £25,029 - £28,684
Job grade:


  • Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • FCDO
  • DG Finance & Corporate
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Information Technology
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Homeworking
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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About the job


Benefits:

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Location

  • East KilbrideAbout the job

Job summary:

Would you be interested in making a meaningful contribution to the UK's national security, whilst enjoying an enviable work-life balance, 25 days holiday (rising to 30), all with the added benefits of a civil service pension scheme?

You're home.


Whilst we sit in an established government department, the team structure and ethos is dynamic and agile, more akin to a modern tech start-up.

We are pioneering new ways of delivering classified technology services across government, and we're having fun doing it.


Job description:


Are you an AO looking for that next step in your career? Or a current EO looking for a new challenge? This could be the perfect role for you.

It's a very exciting time for RSO.

We are a unique organisation providing a secure IT platform across Government with exciting plans to grow and develop further.


Our people are the single most important element to our success and creating an employee experience that exceeds expectations across the full employee journey, is essential.

You will become part of the newly formed Management Office working within the small, friendly People and Capability team.

You'll have the opportunity to work closely with all areas of the organisation building strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.

This will be an exciting opportunity to be part of building an agile, efficient and collaborative team that will support RSO deliver our mission.


The role will support our organisation across a number of corporate tasks including recruitment, onboarding, finance and commercial, learning and development and risk assurance.

Your ability to be flexible, influence others and work collaboratively is key to your success and each day will present new and exciting elements to your role.


Person specification:


Responsibilities

  • Provide support to RSO Senior Leadership Team through diary and inbox management, travel arrangements, hosting visitors, arranging meetings and taking minutes
  • Work with hiring managers to manage the end to end recruitment process, ensuring all activity is quality checked and carried out in line with CS Recruitment Principles
  • Input and maintenance of workforce planning tool ensuring accuracy and attention to detail. Provide accurate data on planned recruitment, new starters, leavers, temporary promotions, internal moves, secondments and changes to line management etc.
  • Support new joiners through RSO induction programme supporting on induction activities including facilitating face to face training or remote training via MS Teams
  • Support the finance and commercial manager and the risk manager by providing relevant administrative tasks, such as monitoring travel expenditure
  • Complete other adhoc administration tasks as and when required

Essential Skills

  • Excellent written and communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure with multiple priorities, whilst maintaining attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to work in an agile, collaborative and organised way

Desirable Skills

  • Understanding of general FCDO HR guidance and practices.
  • Experience working in a busy recruitment environment
  • Experience and confidence presenting information to large groups
  • Experience of diary management and working with senior stakeholders

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace

Benefits:


  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
    Step 1.
Please submit a
CV outlining your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.


Step 2.


A
Suitability Statement using no more than 250 words outlining what you can bring to the role with your experience outlining your experience against the essential criteria above.


Step 3.
Additional
Eligibility Questions. Answers to these questions will determine if you are eligible to apply.

Applications will be sifted anonymously so pleas
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