Business Support Assistant

4 months ago

Chelmsford, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

**About the role**

**Business Support Assistant - Essex Legal Services**

Fixed Term, Part Time

Up to £22,361 per annum FTE

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

**Please note that this opportunity is being offered as a Fixed Term Contract for 6 months on a part time basis 22.2 hours per week. The working pattern will be discussed at interview.**

**Actual salary for 22.2 hours per week - £13,416.60 per annum.**

Essex Legal Services ‘ELS’ provide high quality, professional, legal advice across the Council and to increasing numbers of external clients.

As part of the Practice Management function, you will be working closely with colleagues within a small team to deliver high quality business support to legal colleagues.

The successful applicant will be an experienced administrator, with strong organisational skills, strong communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships leading to excellent customer service.

**Accountabilities**
- Contributes to the delivery of high quality business support services, including all aspects of administration, postal services, creating and maintaining records and databases, across Essex Legal Services.
- Works collaboratively with colleagues for understanding customer needs to provide them with a service they value, driving the delivery of productivity and efficiency improvements.
- Responsible for delivering against personal objectives which support the wider function strategic vision.
- Contributes to the development and improvement of local systems and processes to improve efficiency and service delivery.
- Ability to develop good working relationships with colleagues/stakeholders and clients to ensure a quality service is provided to the customer.
- Specific individual and shared targets and objectives are defined annually within the performance management framework.

**The Experience You Will Bring**
- Educated to ‘A’ level or equivalent by experience.
- Evidence of knowledge in relevant professional area and a willingness to develop.
- Experience of working within an administrative or business management environment, within the public or private sector.
- Ability to build good working relationships across a large, complex organisation with colleagues and customers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

To read more about us please visit: Corporate Services

**Why Essex?**

Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest - Basildon and Harlow - are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us here.

We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

**Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.**

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