Job Description

Your new company

Due to the partnership between Hays and Birmingham City Council, we are looking to recruit a Business Support Officer join the Licencing team. Being the largest leading local authority in the whole of Europe, Birmingham City Council are renowned for their expertise in public services and endless opportunities. Birmingham City Council provides the city's residents with a number of services to ensure stability within citizens' daily lives.

Your new role

As a Business Support Officer, you will be supporting the team by viewing and processing applications for licences. Furthermore, you will be communicating with applicants to give them updates on the application or requesting further information.

You will manage and support any queries that come through. These can be face to face, over the phone and via email.

What you'll need to succeed

You will need experience of working in a busy administrative environment where you can prioritise your workload. In addition, you will need to demonstrate exceptional organisational skills to ensure enquiries are responded to in a timely manner. It is also important to confidently communicate with customers face to face, and over the phone. In addition, as you will be dealing with a high volume of applications, you will need to have strong attention to detail.

In addition, this job will be an ASAP start,. Before starting, you will need to pass your reference and compliance checks. On registration please have your 2 most recent employment details available for reference checks.

What you'll get in return

This is a full-time, temporary job based in Birmingham. This is a temporary contract but may be open to extension. This job is a Grade 3 position, with a rate of £13.45 (PAYE), paid on a weekly basis.

At Hays, we are here to support you developing your career and grow to your potential. Therefore, you will have an assigned consultant who will support you throughout your journey. You will have access to our exclusive training to enhance your skills as well as exclusive job opportunities in Local Authorities where you can apply these skills.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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