Business Support Officer - Highways Contracts Internal

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Kirklees
Environment & Climate Change
Highways & Streetscene
37
1
Huddersfield and surrounding areas
Permanent
Grade 6

£24,294- £25,979

Internally restricted job. To apply for this job you must be an employee of the Council for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date. You must also be a substantive employee (or an employee with 12 months continuous service or more) of the Council or an Apprentice. Please note that if you work for an Academy you are not an employee of the Council.

This position will support the Highways Contracts Team and the wider Streetscene Business Support hub based at Flint Street. You will be supporting the Principal Engineers & Highways Officers with the tender process and contracts management. You will use a variety of software packages to deal with applications, provide statistical information and monitor the contracts.

Duties include:

  • Data processing (input and retrieval) including service based IT systems
  • Support events and hospitality
  • Use specialist systems such as Yortender where full training will be provided
  • Specialist and technical administrative support
  • Responding to complex enquiries
  • Processing and accounting for cash, cheques, invoices etc
  • Complex and specialist word processing
  • Information and record management as directed
  • Provide project support, research and collate information as directed
  • It is essential that you have a flexible and ‘can do’ attitude, possess excellent customer care skills and good IT skills and that you are familiar with a variety of computer packages in particular Microsoft Office and that you are able to demonstrate business and administrative skills to NVQ level 3.
Jenny Burns is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. 
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

07 March 2021, 11:55 PM

Important Information

This vacancy is closed to applications.