Business Co-ordinator - Northampton, United Kingdom - West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council

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Northampton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the role

You will be required to provide administrative and business support to the Health, Safety & Wellbeing Team and take a lead on developing and maintaining a range of systems to support the team in their service delivery.

What will you be doing?
You will support with the arrangements, agendas and minuting of meetings. You will undertake invoicing and procurement processes and arrange and account for income from our service level agreements. Maintaining the council's intranet pages and supporting the communication of Health, Safety and Wellbeing services.

You will provide general support to the team, monitor the team inbox, working with our systems you will develop effective reporting of management information.

About you

To be proficient in Office 365 and able to work with data to support the team and develop our reporting processes.

About us
At West Northants Council, it's about our people.

People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge.

Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is 'to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive'. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality.

Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for:
Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.

We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain
what DEI means to us.

West Northants Council, where careers thrive.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:

Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days annual leave per year, 29 days for senior managers (pro rata, depending on how many hours per week you work), plus bank holidays. An additional 5 days, linked to continuous service, and ability to purchase up to 6 weeks additional leave per year.

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Cycle to Work scheme.
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Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
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Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.

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Car Lease scheme:

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Payment of professional subscription / membership:

If your job description requires that you are registered with or are a member of a professional body, WNC will pay for your professional subscription or membership fees.

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Employee Assistance Programme

We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.

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Ongoing training and development opportunities.
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Our West Ways of Working

We want our workforce to thrive, and we equip our employees with the right technology to support hybrid and collaborative working, on or off site, depending on the role.

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Making a difference

If you want to use your skills and experience with an organisation that are genuinely invested in making a difference, are committed to improving people's lives, and whose success has a direct impact on the wellbeing of your family, friends and people in your local area, then West Northamptonshire Council is the place for you.