Your new company
Due to the partnership between Hays and Birmingham City Council, we are looking to recruit a Business Support Officer to join the Community Safety Team. Being the largest leading local authority in the whole of Europe, Birmingham City Council are renowned for their expertise in public services and endless opportunities. Birmingham City Council provides the city’s residents with a number of services to ensure stability within citizens’ daily lives.

Your new role
As a Business Support Officer, you will be supporting the team by ensuring invoices are processed, and any purchase orders are raised. Furthermore, you will be responsible for ensuring all meetings have been scheduled correctly, and materials have been sent out.
You will be supporting the delivery of a new project from the council, therefore you will be liaising and working with various teams and stakeholders.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will need experience of working in a busy administrative environment where you can prioritise your workload. In addition, you will need to demonstrate exceptional organisational skills to ensure enquiries are responded to in a timely manner. It is also important to confidently communicate with customers face to face, and over the phone.
In addition, this role will be an ASAP start,. Before starting, you will need to pass your reference and compliance checks. On registration please have your 2 most recent employment details available for reference checks.
What you’ll get in return
This is a full-time, temporary role based in Birmingham. This is a temporary contract but may be open to extension. This role is a Grade 3 position, with a rate of £13.45 (PAYE), paid on a weekly basis.
At Hays, we are here to support you develop your career and grow to your potential; therefore, you will have an assigned consultant who will support you through your journey. You will have access to our exclusive training to enhance your skills as well as exclusive job opportunities in Local Authorities where you can apply these skills.
What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ’apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn’t quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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