Administration Team Leader Eo

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 278249**Salary**:

- £25,915 - £27,116**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term
- Loan
- Secondment**Length of employment**:

- The Fixed Term Appointment will end date on 31/03/24.**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Exeter, WorcesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) is a Government agency that sits within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

In order to meet the need of the business, we consider the minimum time for part-time working within the CSC is 22.12 hours over 3 days.

These roles will provide significant opportunities to develop your own skills and future career. Your responsibilities will include working as Team Leader to the general administrative support within the various APHA Teams.

**Support and Training**

Due to the job requirements some of your training will be carried out in person and therefore, whilst completing the training there may be an expectation to work from the Exeter office.

**Job description**:
You will be working in a friendly and supportive team in a fast paced, reactive and varied role. You will need to have excellent IT and organisation skills and the flexibility to turn your hand to different tasks as the situation demands. The position is customer facing and will suit those who have an ability to communicate well to a diverse group of customers. You will be engaging with a broad range of partners and forming relationships with colleagues across the wider Defra team.

**Essential Skills and Experience**
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Ability to meet targets
- Good communication skills
- Positively responds to change
- Effective team working
- Management skills (performance management)
- Familiar with the use of basic Microsoft packages Outlook, Word, Excel

**Working Arrangements**

**Person specification**:

- You will lead and manage a team of Administrative Officers to deliver targets effectively, in line with operational instructions and legal requirements.
- You will manage a specific area of work, providing support and guidance to your team and other colleagues.
- You will be responsible for all aspects of managing your team effectively including performance management and other HR policies, work prioritisation and allocation, and updating and reporting management information. Part of APHA’s work involves the removal and slaughter of animals for welfare reasons and disease control purposes and your role will directly or indirectly support this work.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
- Leadership

**Technical skills**:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

- Good IT skills and familiar with use of basic Microsoft packages, Outlook, Word, Excel, MS Teams

**Benefits**:
**Pension and Financial Benefits**
Your pension is a valuable part of your total reward package and there are various options including Alpha and Partnership pension schemes in which Defra can invest in providing a contribution to the cost of your pension.
Your pension will continue to provide valuable benefits for you and your family if you are too ill to continue to work or die before you retire.

**Time off**
Offering 25 days annual leave (rising up to 30 days over 5 years) for new entrants to the Civil Service and retaining existing arrangements for current Civil Servants

**Special Leave**
Additional paid leave for other situations including family-related leave is available for employees volunteering and taking part in public duties, trade union activities, special/trained forces and for health & safety representatives.

**Rewards**
We have a Staff Recognition Scheme, and our in-year awards reward exemplary work.

**Learning and Development**
Access to five days learning and development each year to support professional development through Civil Service Learning, Corporate induction and three days special leave for volunteering.

**Performance Management**
Individual performance plans, learning and development matched to your agreed career objectives and progression plans.

**Examination Leave**
Paid leave for exams and revision for approved studies

**Staff Wellbeing**
Access to Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7, providing advice and guidance on both personal and employment issues such as personal wellbeing, career development, legal matters such as landlord / tenant disputes. Access to Occupational Health Service and the Civil Service Sports Council.

**Headspace**
Free access to Headspace which is a mindfulness, meditation and sleep app.

**Work/life Ba