13 Temporary, Admin / Secretarial / PA jobs in Bracknell, Bracknell Forest

This customer service focussed role co-ordinates and leads a business support service within the IT & Digital Service, supporting senior staff with both the administrative and IT aspects of business administration. On a day-to-day basis, your responsibilities will include ensuring that all purchase orders are raised and invoiced promptly within Unit 4 (My Surrey). You will handle all user queries related to Unit 4 when orders are being raised, providing consistent and excellent customer service throughout these tasks. You will have an indirect budget responsibility of up to £10M, offering pivotal advisory services to project managers, the contracts team, and finance. Additionally, you will oversee the daily activities of the Business Support Officer, ensuring their orders are raised and managed promptly. You will be responsible for ensuring the successful execution of the financial year-end process with central finance, including order and invoice matching. Managing all Freedom of Information (FOI) requests will also be part of your role, working with service colleagues and the central FOI officer to ensure timely responses and execution. Furthermore, you will be tasked with creating, maintaining, and distributing organizational charts, collaborating not only with Surrey teams but also with teams across Brighton and East Sussex. Lastly, you will continuously look for ways to improve these processes.

• Excellent customer service and a proactive attitude.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, with the ability to build relationships.
• Experience of working in a busy environment providing support.
• Competency in a range of IT tools, with experience of interpreting and processing data.
• A drive to continuously learn, with the aim of improving this function.
As part of your application you will be asked to upload your CV and answer the following questions: 1. Can you provide an example of a time when you demonstrated excellent customer service and a proactive attitude? 2. How do you ensure effective communication at all levels? Please give an example of how you have built strong relationships in a previous role. 3. Describe your experience working in a busy environment where you provided support. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them? 4. Describe a time when you had to interpret and process data effectively. What new skills did you gain? 5. How do you approach your own continuous development, and how have you applied new knowledge to improve your work? 6. Please provide an examples of your experience with processing orders. Please include information on the goods and/or services ordered and the frequency of the orders.

The starting salary for this role is £35,730 per annum, working 36 hours per week. This is a 12-month fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity. We are excited to be hiring a new Senior Business Support Advisor to join our Business Support Function, which is part of the IT & Digital Service. This role is mainly offered as a remote opportunity with occasional travel to Woodhatch. Your working pattern will be 09:00-17:00 each week day to cover core business hours. Rewards and Benefits
• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources