Business Support Officer
Employer: Sport England
Location: Flexible - homeworking or hybrid office-based (Loughborough or Bisham) with some travel
Working hours: Full time
Salary: £23,550 per annum + generous benefits package
Closing date: 11:30pm Sunday 20th July
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Job Summary
At Sport England, we want everyone regardless of age, background or level of ability to feel able to engage in sport and physical activity. Our 10-year Strategy, Uniting the Movement, sets out our vision to transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.
Whilst Sport England is a large and vibrant organisation tasked with helping people across England live active lives, you don’t need to be sporty or know the off-side rule to join us.In fact, we are looking for a champion plate-spinner instead - you will enjoy working as part of a team and have an aptitude for organisation with an eye for detail and accuracy.
We are seeking an individual with excellent business administrator skills to be an integral part of our Partnerships Directorate.With experience of an administrative environment, we are looking for an organised team player with a ‘can-do’ attitude capable of juggling a range of time critical tasks and thriving in our team environment.
What you’ll bring:
- Previous experience of successful administrative support to a team or organisation.
- A collaborative, inclusive team spirit with a talent for building strong relationships and supporting your team to achieve its goals.
- Highly organised with an eye for detail and an ability to adapt to change, with a drive to succeed and develop.
Sport England recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Find out more about our commitment to diversity on our careers page.
Role Purpose
In this role, you'll play a key part in maintaining a strong administrative foundation for our Partnerships Directorate. Day-to-day, you will be taking a lead on our Directorate administration – helping to achieve our goals by enabling the effective running of the Directorate: from involvement in comms, coordinating events to managing our financial processes, with a great opportunity to develop, this role lies at the heart of our team and all we do.
Skills & Experience
Essential
• Experience of working in an office administration environment.
• Proven ability to take responsibility for themselves and their workload, and a willingness to ask questions and for help when needed.
• Strong organisational skills with proven ability to prioritise work.
• Intermediate MS Office skills including Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate to a diverse audience and develop effective working relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a focused eye for detail and accuracy.
• Proven ability to work as part of a team and make positive contributions to the team’s overall performance.
• Ability to work flexibly on occasion to meet business and team needs.
Desirable
• Previous experience of working in a customer service orientated environment.
• Experience of developing administrative systems and seeking efficient processes.
• Previous experience of working with another grant maker, arm’s length body or in any of the public/voluntary charity sectors.
• Previous experience of working in a sports environment/desire to develop a career in sport.
• Advanced MS Office skills.
• Proven ability to operate shared database applications, for example SmartSheet.
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