Administrative Support Team Member

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

- 269135**Salary**:

- £20,639 - £23,491- Salary is dependent on experience and skills. Dstl Level 3: £20,639 - £23,491**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer- DSTL Level 3**Contract type**:

- Fixed Term**Length of employment**:

- Up to 18 Months**Business area**:

- DSTL - Operations Division**Type of role**:

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

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

- 6Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury - SP4 0JQAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Administrative Support Team Member is responsible for providing professional administrative support to the business.

Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.

We welcome all applicants and those from the LGBTQI community.

**Job description**:
**In this role you will**:

- Provide professional administrative support services, maintaining and enhancing the reputation of BAS (i.e. through positive representation of the Group’s contribution to the business);
- To meet mandated information assurance requirements through adherence to relevant policies, guidance and procedures;
- To maintain and develop an effective interface within Operations and the FM/IS Service providers to ensure ability to deliver the full support schedule;
- With reference to the MS and BAS Procedures ensure own and colleagues understanding of all processes relevant to role to ensure the delivery of consistent and effective administrative support;
- Working with support from the Workplace Manager and as part of a team ensure the office working environment meets mandated SHEF requirements;
- To work effectively as part of a team to ensure provision of administrative support within core delivery hours across relevant site.
- Participate in working groups to support continuous improvement activities

**Person specification**:
**We are looking for someone who has**:

- A good understanding of administration.
- Existing knowledge of Microsoft packages.
- The ability to work flexibly as part of an effective team.
- Demonstrates good customer service skills.

**Important Information***

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.

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

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Managing a Quality Service

**Benefits**:
**Benefits**

Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:

- ** Financial**: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- ** Flexible working**: Working options include alternative working patterns, compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours
- ** Flexible working hours**: Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
- ** Annual leave**: A generous annual leave allowance starting at 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
- ** Family**:Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
- ** Learning and Development**: Encouragement and support on charterships, accreditations and access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Paid memberships with 2 relevant bodies/institutions. Employees have access to Civil Service Learning.
- ** Facilities**: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.

The information pack can be found attached to the job specification on Civil Service Jobs.

**Diversity**

We have a number of support networks to ensure all employees feel supported at work. These include the following:

- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Network
- Race, Faith and Culture Network
- Parents and Carer Support Network
- Alternative Working Network
- Gender Equality Network
- New Starters Network
- Enabled Network, for people with visible and non-visible disabilities.

For further information about Dstl please check out our LinkedIn page

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**Selection process details**:

- This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.**Sifting will take place week commencing the 6th March w