Business Support Officer

This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council

Salary range: £33,912 - £35,982 p.a. inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months 
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

An exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and effective Administrative Team…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

This position will provide efficient and professional day to day business support to teams within the Children and Young People Department. The position will be part of a central team of business support officers and will be expected to develop a good business relationship and network within the service areas which the post supports and the wider department.

This will involve minute taking at meetings, updating systems and folders and acting as the first point of contact within the relevant teams, maintaining professional communications with internal and external customers and partners by taking responsibility for all email/post/telephone queries and handling them as appropriate, and taking ownership of the business support needs of the allocated service area and have expert knowledge of their business processes.

The Person

We are looking for an individual who can acting as the first point of contact within the Business Support Team, maintaining professional communications with internal and external stakeholders by taking responsibility for all post/telephone/email queries and handling them as appropriate.

The successful candidate will deal with administrative tasks required to ensure the department run smoothly. Also possess good communication, prioritisation and organisation skills and will work flexibly, both individually and as part of the team. If you are someone who can demonstrate initiative, owning and proactively managing tasks to a successful conclusion, then this job could be for you. 

Closing date: 10 August 2025 (23:00)

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Yewande Abayomi-Ofarn, [email protected]

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we advise that you apply as soon as possible.

Additional Information 

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  [email protected] 

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