Overview
Business and Programme Support Officer – OX1 1ND
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £31537 – £34434
Working Hours: 37
Location: Oxfordshire
Business Unit: Adult Social Care
About Us
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in collaboration with South East Directors of Adult Social Services (SE ADASS), a SE regional partnership hosted by Oxfordshire County Council.
South East Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is dedicated to advancing the quality and effectiveness of adult social care across the region. We are committed to fostering collaboration, innovation, and strategic leadership to support our communities. You can find out more about what we do on our website: www.seadass.org.uk.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and strategic Business and Programme Support Officer to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will play an essential part in enabling and supporting the successful delivery of the South East ADASS regional work programme.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing independent, proactive, and confidential business and programme support to the regional team.
- Planning, managing, and delivering small-scale projects that contribute to regional objectives.
- Collaborating closely with the Programme Director, other regional team members and Directors of Adult Social Services and their staff in our 18 member councils.
- Building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with partners and stakeholders.
- Documenting and reporting on the work programme for the region.
- Coordinating, planning, and supporting the execution of events, including meetings, seminars, and briefings.
- For a comprehensive list of duties, please refer to the attached job description.
- As a Business and Programme Support Officer, you will:
- Provide self-directed, proactive and confidential professional business and programme support.
- Be responsible for planning and managing small projects.
- Work in close partnership with the Programme Director and other regional team members and with Directors of Adult Social Services.
- Build and maintain positive, strong, and effective relationships with partners and stakeholders.
- Document the work programme for the region
- Coordinate, plan and assist in the development and staging of a variety of events, including meetings, seminars and briefings.
For full responsibilities please see the attached job description.
About you
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work effectively and independently under pressure. You will demonstrate excellent IT skills and a collaborative, team-focused approach.
- Proven experience in a professional administrative environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a customer-centric attitude.
- Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion and empathy.
- Calm, efficient, and resourceful, with a commitment to delivering high-quality support.
If you are looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in adult social care and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply.
Rewards and benefits
It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county – we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.
We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.
Our commitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.
Our commitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Our commitment to:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Our commitment to:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, job sharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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