Partnerships Business Support Officer

About the role The post holder will support administrative and coordination tasks to deliver effective governance and Board meeting processes and reporting systems that bring together operational and strategic level information. The post holder will play a central role in the effective coordination of a range of meetings to enable Partnership decision-making. The post holder will need to work collaboratively with partners to provide high-level administrative support to Board-level meetings across the council and with partners locally. These functions will involve organising, taking inspection-worthy minutes and coordinating meetings with senior leaders. Social Care experience and qualifications are desirable but not essential. Experiences of Ofsted, HMIP, or CQC inspections are desirable but not essential. Understanding of legislations and regulations that underpin safeguarding or SEND practice is also desirable. - Scheduling meetings - Minuting high-level and sensitive meetings - Coordinating Partnership work - Collating papers and preparing agendas for strategic meetings - Supporting the Partnerships team with discrete administrative support About You To be successful for this role you will bring: Knowledge or experience of working in Adults and/or Children’s Social Care (desirable) Excellent analytical skills Excellent collaboration and communication skills and experience of working flexibility Drive and enthusiasm with an ability to manage and prioritise your own workload to demanding timescales in a busy environment. Excellent time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to provide regular meaningful updates to managers on key priorities. Experience of working with Google (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Microsites) as well as skills in the Microsoft equivalents.