Business Support Co-ordinator 

Secondment 12 months/FTC 12 months 

Grade 4 - £33,366 - £40,476

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

What better way to start 2025 than by having the opportunity to explore a brand-new challenge and a fresh start. If you enjoy being part of a busy team, have the ability to demonstrate initiative and are very customer focused then this is a fantastic opportunity to come and join Business Improvement & Support in City Operations. 

We are looking for a Business Support Co-ordinator to join our team who support Community Safety & Resilience , the role will be integral to part of our versatile business support  team, working alongside an incredibly hardworking and dedicated group of individuals who provide all the back-office support functions to these very busy Statutory Services.

You will have previous skills and experience in high level administration, particularly in a team leader capacity or you may indeed have previous managerial experience. This role will involve co-ordinating all core business performance and governance activity across the team during the course of a week alongside supporting your Business Support Manager and Service Managers to help implement change and service improvement where opportunities arise, an ability to be resilient when faced with varying demands, be able to work to tight deadlines and take responsibility for your own workload. We are looking for an individual who has a positive outlook, a flexible approach with excellent interpersonal skills alongside being enthusiastic and self-motivated.

Are you someone who is proficient in using Microsoft Office, MS 365 packages, has an understanding and experience of dealing with finance, particularly within the context of working within a Local Authority, is technically minded, is able to demonstrate razor sharp logical thought alongside having that very natural ability to connect with a wide range of people from all walks of life at varying levels of authority.  Confident in working in a fast-paced environment with attention to detail. The ability to utilise organisational skills and ensure everything is done on time.

We have incredible benefits and really great career progression routes, from Business Support Coordinators, PAs to Business Support Managers and more. We are very much about developing our staff so once you are trained in your role, if your career ambitions are high, we will do everything we can to support you to progress forward in your career. 

We are incredibly lucky to have diverse team, and we are an inclusive bunch who encourage and promote positive suggestion and so we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

We offer many benefits, some of which are listed below: 
•   Pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
•   Flexible working, where applicable
•   Staff discount scheme with a number of local businesses.
•   Family-friendly policies 
•   A supportive and empowering organisational culture
•   Generous holiday entitlement
•   Subsidised travel passes
•   Occupational Health support including a confidential counselling service.
•   An accredited Investor in People.
•   Employee health and wellbeing support

So why not click apply and see what we have to offer. 

For any informal enquires please contact: Lesley Sparkes on lesley.sparkes@birmingham.gov.uk 

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting.  Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Interviews for this post will take place in person and the shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information.

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

Job Description and Person Specification

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.