Resource Support Officer

**Resource Support Officer**
**£24,780 - £25,951 per annum, pro rata**
**22.5 hours per week**
**Cirencester with flexible home working options**

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible Resource Support Officer to support the growing needs of our service. The Assets and Council Priorities service within Publica has responsibility for Councils land and property, climate action (WODC & CDC)and corporate projects across the organisation.

**About the role**

This role plays a key part in resource management and development ensuring delivery of projects that support our business plan and providing a performance driven service which adds value.

You will be working alongside and reporting into the Resource and Delivery Manager supporting management and staff to be effective in their roles.

As a Resource Support Officer, your role will be to assist the Service Managers in effectively coordinating and supporting teams and individuals.Support the Resource Manager with line management responsibilities. Coordinating leave requests and resource absences,logging all absences on Business World and liaising with line managers at the earliest opportunity. Assist Managers in the administration of recruitment, probationary periods, sickness reviews and appraisal processes; taking an active interest in the developmentof these areas at an organisational level.

We are an open and engaging organisation keen to support people to develop and achieve their very best. We offer a great working environment and agile working, splitting your time between the office and elsewhere

**You will need**:

- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent to grade C/4 or higher
- A level NVQ3, or BTEC Relevant professional qualification (Office/ Admin e.g. CLAIT) (relevant experience can be considered as an alternative)
- Good level of IT skills - MS Office, Google Suite
- Excellent verbal and written skills
- A customer focussed approach

For more information about this role please see the Job Description/Person Specification.

**Special Conditions**:

- Use of a car for work purposes
- There may be a requirement to work at other Publica Group (Support) Ltd and/or client locations to meet the needs of the business

**Who are we** Publica is a unique place to work - we’re a local government organisation with a twist Publica wants to transform the way local services are delivered. To help do this we have started to fundamentally rethink the way we design our services in the digitalera so that Publica is a customer focused organisation driven by real user needs.

**What can we do for you**:

- Agile working allowing a mix of home and office working
- Flexible working arrangements _(depending on the role)_
- 26 days paid annual leave (pro rata if you are working part time) plus bank holidays and an extra two volunteering days off a year for you to support a charity of your choice
- Health cash plan giving you cash back on health, dental and eye care
- Pension scheme with a good employer contribution of 5% of your earnings
- Employee Assistance Programme 24/7, providing positive, preventative and supportive advice and counselling to deal with everyday events and issues
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car lease scheme with huge tax and NI savings to be made on electric cars
- Access to digital financial advice (covering your pension scheme, mortgages and other finances)
- Generous sickness cover above statutory entitlements
- Additional income protection, covering 50% of your salary for potentially a further five years if you are unable to work due to sickness or injury
- Life assurance, currently four times your annual salary

These are just a handful of the benefits that you can enjoy when you join us