* Suffolk County Council
* Address: Riverside, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR33 0EQ, hybrid working
* Salary:£25,185 per annum (pro rata for part time)
* Hours: 37 hours per week, flexible working options available
* Contract: Permanent
At Suffolk County Council, every role is a chance to create positive change. As an Administrator, youll see the direct impact of your work on the people and places that make Suffolk special. Join us and turn your passion for progress into action.
Your role and responsibilities
Youll be at the heart of the team, helping everything run smoothly and making sure colleagues have the support they need to do their best work. On a typical day, you might be organising meetings, managing finances, or helping colleagues and customers with queries. Youll play a key part in keeping services running efficiently and making a real difference behind the scenes.
* Organise and support meetings from booking rooms and preparing papers to taking minutes
* Help with processing invoices, reconciling accounts and handling petty cash and update financial spreadsheets
* Provide general admin support such as managing inboxes, drafting correspondence and keeping filing systems up to date
* Book travel and accommodation for colleagues and service users
* Answer telephones, helping resolve queries or signposting to the right person
You will need
* Experience in administration or office-based work (including finance tasks like invoices, budgets or data entry)
* Confidence using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, Word and Outlook
* Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage your own workload
* Good attention to detail, especially when working with numbers or taking minutes
* A proactive mindset, take initiative and solve problems and work together as a team
Empowering Everyone
We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.
Benefits
In return, youll enjoy:
* Up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
* Membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
* Travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
* Performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
* Training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
* A variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
* Diverse and active staff networks
* Flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
Please contact Yvette Lipscombe or Sarah Gooding for a casual conversation. You can contact them by calling 01502 674600.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
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