Business Support Officer

We are looking for an experienced Business Support Officer to support the Public Health service to facilitate the smooth running of the public health office. You will provide support across all areas of Public Health which includes Corporate Governance, HR, Health and Safety, Public Health Partnerships, Business Continuity and Service delivery. Our Public Health service is dedicated to making Norfolk a place where everyone can start life well and age well and where no one is left behind. The role will include providing support to the Delivery Manager and Office Coordinators, diary and email support to members of the Senior Management Team, secretariat and project management support to key Public Health Partnerships and to the Public Health Office to support key initiatives and strategic themes within the department.

You will be forward thinking, proactive with an ability to forward plan and be a good team player. You should possess good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, be used to working at all levels within an organisation, be personable and able to demonstrate high level IT skills and possess the ability to instigate, set up and minute meetings. Experience of maintaining, updating, and monitoring information on SharePoint would be an advantage in this role. Applicants will have a good standard of education with relevant office experience and be able to work under pressure to meet specified deadlines.

About Us: We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate. We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county. We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation. We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

All our office-based roles are working to a hybrid model - working from home if you wish to do so with attendance at the office to support face-to-face and team meetings. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
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our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
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• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job