Administrative Assistant

1 month ago


Durham, United Kingdom RCS RECRUITMENT LTD Full time

**Description of Role**

The post holder will be responsible for providing Administrative Support in a customer focused Support Services team within Regeneration and Local Services, and will work closely with the Heads of Service and Technical Staff to ensure the team are providing a quality back office support service.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Challenging existing ways of working in order to develop lean systems with electronic data interchange, electronic filing and on-line input wherever possible.
- Assist in the development of procedural guidance notes for all functions within the service.
- To work with a customer focused team approach.
- To participate in team meetings and ensure effective and efficient channels of communication are facilitated.
- Assist in identification of risks within the service area.
- Promote a positive culture with colleagues and contributing to providing continuous service improvement.
- Work with the team to ensure invoices are paid in accordance with P2P procedures
- Where required rotate duties with other members of staff in the section to ensure cover is provided at all times of absence
- Work with other colleagues in Business Support to ensure peaks and troughs in other areas are supported
- Ensure a professional approach to work is adopted at all times
- Work with the other Administration Assistants to ensure a quality service is provided to front line services at all times.
- Ensure relevant Risk Assessments are carried out as appropriate to the section area.
- Ensure post handling is carried out efficiently and effectively over the appropriate sites
- To work with other Support staff to assist in providing documents and reports to defend insurance claims

The above is not exhaustive and the post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and the competence of the post as directed by the Corporate Director or Business Support Manager.

**Essential Requirements**
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Business Administration
- Experience with Oracle
- Previous Administration experience
- Knowledge of Insurance data required for claims handling
- Knowledge of Risk Management processes

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 4 months

**Salary**: £10.79 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Durham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/08/2023
Reference ID: 519863



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