Job Description

My public sector client is looking for a Business Support Assistant to provide first line support for the organisations stakeholders. This is currently a five month temporary assignment with the possibility of extension beyond. Monday to Friday paying £12.62 p/hr, full time 37.00 hours a week, 9.00am to 5.00pm and this role will be hybrid with the expectation of three days on site and the balance working from home.

For this role you will be responsible for supporting and providing first line support to the client's stakeholders, managing all queries via the commercial inbox, and delivering against commercial targets in relation to the business world.

Your main responsibilities will include tasks to be completed on a daily, weekly and monthly:

• Completing and managing Requisitions Approval, Supplier set Up, Commercial administration, Reporting, Spend Analysis and identification of development opportunities
• Managing queries, issues, tracking support developing Continuous Improvement solutions for the development of commercial knowledge across the Agency
• Reporting, analysis and recording of spend, performance and contract information to support Commercial Business Partners in wider Categories to deliver VFM outcomes for the Agency
• Support Commercial Back Office activity
• Support with system management, from training to implementing development opportunities
• Support the continuous improvement of the Commercial Hub and Commercial Intranet

Skills required:

• Able to prioritise workload and adapt to changeable deadlines
• Good communications in both written and verbal form
• Have the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and apply high levels of attention to detail
• Proficient in MS applications and database processes
• Required training on client specific systems and processes will be provided

Please note this role will require a DBS check, and three years referencing.

If you feel that you would have the necessary skill set for this role and are ready to take on a new challenge, please apply online. Due to the high volume of applications for this role we may not be able to contact every candidate who applies.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.