Business Support Officer

Role: Business Support Officer Salary: £22,148 to £25,384pa Location: Hybrid/Aylesford or Kings Hill, Kent This is a temporary maternity cover contract Why Join CSG? CSG is striving to be recognised as the global leader in Education and Public Sector services, currently operating in 86 countries, with 1,800 staff across 28 trading brands, providing expertise ranging from: HR Services, IT Services, Energy, Education Resources, Procurement and many more. Currently growing at a rate of 25% each year, CSG has expanded via an innovative buy and build model delivering an important mix of organic growth, acquisitions and strategic joint venture partnerships. Therefore, it is an exciting and interesting time to join a growing organisation and be part of shaping the future of CSG. What You’ll Bring: The Education People are looking for a dedicated and well organised individual with proven experience of providing high level business support. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support to assist in the smooth running and management of the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme team. Due to the nature of work being carried out, an Enhanced DBS check (provided by the Company) will be carried out, please consider this before submitting your application. What You’ll Achieve: As Business Support Officer you will: Provide support to the HAF Coordinator and team including diary management, allocating work where necessary, reviewing all correspondence and tracking replies within the appropriate timescales Plan, organise and coordinator internal and external meetings, preparing itineraries and undertaking research where required to ensure the whole process runs smoothly Devise and oversee a range of administrative tracking systems including monitoring all initiatives, projects, correspondence and complaints Oversee the development and review of all the HAF Team’s systems, including the database and filing systems, tracking key documents, to ensure that files are constantly updated and that systems are adapted to improve effectiveness Research, coordinate and analyse data within defined parameters, chasing individual responses relating to specific issues to ensure that any reports are prepared and submitted within agreed timescales Oversee the administration of financial systems relating to expenditure and income including processing invoices, monitoring expenditure and processing changes What we Offer : 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays An additional day off for your birthday to celebrate as you wish Access to a generous discount scheme, including retail and gym memberships Life assurance coverage Health cash plan initiative Company wide events What We Require: Proven experience of providing high level business support Educated to GCSE level, NVQ Level 2 in Administration or equivalent Excellent interpersonal and communication skills when dealing with all levels of staff Ability to organise own workload to achieve a range of deadlines and balance constantly changing priorities Proficient IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office packages About Commercial Services Group Commercial Services Group (CSG) is the largest, local authority-owned trading company (LATCO) in the UK, wholly owned by Kent County Council. CSG generates over £800m in revenue per annum and provides services to over 16,000 education and public sector customers globally.