Senior Business Administrator

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Job Description

Looking for a new administrator role? If so, we look forward to hearing from you! An opportunity has arisen for a permanent part time Senior Business Administrator within the Adult Social Care Mental Health Countywide Admin Team.

The role will involve giving support to teams to ensure customer/clients question and requests are responded to efficiently, accurate records are maintained and other staff within the team receive the support they need to do their own jobs well. Senior Business Administrators also provide more specialised administrative support like minute taking complex meetings, financial reconciliation or project support. The role will be fast paced and varied. Effective communication skills and strong Microsoft Office and local IT systems skills would be beneficial to the role, to provide business critical data to Senior Management. Ongoing training and development opportunities will be available in a friendly and supportive team.

Working pattern is listed below:

Wednesday 8.30 - 5.00 - 1 hour lunch
Thursday 9.30 - 3.00 - no lunch
Friday 8.30 - 4.30 - 1 hour lunch

This role covers countywide office locations; Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, and Uckfield, you will be able select your preferred office location. We offer a hybrid working style, successfully combining office and home working.

The required experience is listed below:

• communicate effectively to a range of people.
• effectively prioritise a diverse workload to meet deadlines.
• accuracy and attention to detail
• deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face.
• work using own initiative.
• work in a team and maintain team connectivity when working remotely.
• understanding of confidentiality.
• knowledge of using email and word processing software such as Microsoft Office
• commitment to developing personal performance and supporting that of the service.

To apply for this role, please follow the 'Apply Now' button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 30 September 2025.

There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:

• Generous pension scheme
• Hybrid working
• Access to training
• Lease car scheme (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Access to our extensive wellbeing and wellness training.

For more information about our diverse range on benefit please click on the link provided benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Annette Rockingham, Office Manager annette.rockingham@eastsussex.gov.uk or Sarah Caulfield, Office Manager sarah.caulfield@eastsussex.gov.uk.

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Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.