Senior Business Administrator

Job Title: Senior Business Administrator

Adecco are recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority for a Senior Business Administrator to provide high-quality administrative and business support to a busy team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting service delivery that makes a real difference to people's lives.

Contract Details:

• Type: Temporary for 8 week initially

• Pay: £13.90 per hour (PAYE) / £17.91 per hour (Umbrella)

• Location: County Hall, Lewes

• Working Arrangements: Hybrid - 2 days per week from home

• Hours: Full time

Senior Business Administrators are vital in ensuring services run efficiently and effectively. You will provide comprehensive administrative support, maintain accurate records, and assist colleagues across the team. This role also involves more specialised duties such as minute taking for complex meetings, financial reconciliation, and project support.

You will develop a strong understanding of the service area and work collaboratively with colleagues across different working environments, including office-based, remote, and community settings. The role requires strong organisational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and confidence in handling interruptions and changing demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake minute taking for complex meetings involving vulnerable clients, including safeguarding, best interest meetings, case conferences, and other multi-agency meetings, ensuring accurate and timely records are produced and distributed in line with statutory and local guidance.

• Provide financial and business administration support to managers, including analysing budget queries, supporting decision-making, maintaining financial data systems, and producing accurate financial information.

• Deliver project support by maintaining systems and processes, ensuring documentation is up to date, undertaking research, organising and attending events, and reporting progress to project leads.

• Carry out a range of administrative duties including managing email enquiries, providing telephone support, handling post, arranging meetings, and maintaining office systems and processes.

• Draft and prepare correspondence, including emails and letters, on behalf of managers and colleagues.

• Collate data and produce reports, including conducting research and analysis where required.

• Accurately input, process, retrieve, and cleanse data across databases and spreadsheets.

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the service area and related services to effectively support team operations.

• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring information is shared appropriately and procedures are followed.

• Maintain and monitor filing systems, both electronic and paper-based, including creating new records and documents.

• Provide direct support to managers, including diary management and travel arrangements.

• Organise and support meetings and events, including sending invitations, booking venues or virtual meetings, and preparing and distributing agendas and minutes.

Apply Now:If you have the skills and experience required for this role, we encourage you to apply. Should your CV be shortlisted, an Adecco Consultant will contact you to discuss progressing your application to the client.

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