Business Support

**Introduction**:
From fighter jets, armoured vehicles and aircraft carriers, to clothing, food and ammunition.

**Important**:
Join an integral part of the UK's Defence and play your part in the procurement and in-service support of all our armed forces' equipment

**The Job**:
**Job description**

Corporate Services offers a challenging and stimulating variety of work in both delivery and support teams. The function utilises the expertise of eight specialisms that collectively enable the operational day-to-day running of the business to ensure that Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) delivers its objectives and maintains compliance with the requirements of being part of a Department of State. We cover: Business Support; Comms, Media & Marketing; Infrastructure & Estate Management; Policy Profession; Sales & Disposals; Occupational Health, Safety & Environment; Quality Management; and Security.

Working as a Business Support Officer, you will work day-to-day being the first point of contact for the Business Support department. You will deliver generalist administration for the Business Support department - updating notice boards and policies and monitoring and managing the Conference room facilities. You will provide direct support for the Business Support Manager including GPC responsibility (for low value purchase items) and cross-train with other members of the department in order for you to support Training, Information Systems and Purchasing. You will also jointly manage the Post Room - sorting and preparing mail, sending specials and assist with the managing of the reprographics area (laminating, printing, photocopying).

Please note you will be required to undertake the DUPSO (Post Room) training on appointment.

**Responsibilities**
- Deliver administrative support across specialisms as instructed and contained within the CSG Catalogue of Services and assignment specifications.
- Act as a key point of contact for internal and external specialism requests, providing advice and guidance, escalating to more senior colleagues where appropriate.
- Own logístical elements of activities and events such as arranging travel, booking venues or coordinating visits
- Support internal communications such as updating internal websites, distributing key information and acting as a focal point for other internal communications
- Manage document production, processing and maintenance as instructed e.g. any relevant papers for meetings, administration of hard copy classified documents, processing necessary documents etc.

**What you will be assessed against**
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent, or significant relevant experience gained
- Demonstration of the ability to manage workload and deliver on a variety of tasks
- Excellent and demonstrable IT skills particularly Microsoft Office
- Work well as part of a team
- Previous administrative experience in a similar environment would be advantageous

In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competencies and behaviours will be assessed at interview:

- Problem Solving
- Proffesional Communications
- Communicating and influencing
- Working together

**What's in it for you?**

You will receive a generous benefits package including market-leading employer pension contributions of between 26.6% and 30.3% of your salary (not including any personal contribution), annual bonuses, a flexible working pattern to fit you where possible, 25 days holiday +1 additional day every year you work up to 30 days with opportunity for movement and promotion. Some of our sites include an onsite gym, onsite restaurants, cafes and much more.

Whilst you will be based out of the listed location, DE&S promotes Smarter working, which provides flexibility over where work is carried out whilst ensuring organisational outcomes are delivered effectively and efficiently. We adopt an 'attend for a purpose' approach in relation to visits to site.

**About your team**

Corporate Services Group (CSG) is pivotal in enabling effective business operations. We are a professional body of people who undertake a diverse range of challenging activities which are integral to Defence procurement and support. CSG are represented in every area of the organisation enabling the successes of DE&S.