Regional Forensic Business Support Officer (Hybrid)

We are looking for an experienced administrator to join our South West Forensics (SWF) Business Support team. This position would suit a highly motivated and conscientious person. You will need to be able to demonstrate good administrative skills and have great customer service skills.

You will provide administrative and clerical support to the Regional Forensic Business Support Team carrying out various admin tasks including reconciling invoices and authorising payment, dealing with correspondence and enquiries and to administer the South West Forensics training schedule to update plans and records and facilitate and book training courses.

In this role the main responsibilities will include:

• Reconciling invoices from external providers – authorising payment of correct invoices and escalating incorrect invoices to the Regional Forensic Budget Officer for resolution
• Receiving, recording and monitoring correspondence, personal enquiries and telephone calls
• Administration of the SWF Training Schedule – updating plans and records and facilitating provision and booking of training courses
• The arrangement of meetings and special functions including the booking of rooms and courses, inviting of attendees, preparation of agendas, providing supporting papers and making up relevant files. Subsequent attendance to take/distribute minutes and operate presentation equipment.

Skills and experience required:

• You will have experience of general office procedures including budget administration.
• You will be computer literate with experience of using Microsoft packages and be able to provide, update and maintain accurate documentation, records and reports
• You will be an excellent communicator both written and verbal, providing good customer service, and be able to manage incoming/outgoing correspondence and meet guests and visitors
• You will have excellent organisational skills.

Additional Information:

This is a part time position working 29 hours per week, working hours/days will be discussed with the successful candidate.

This role is hybrid, therefore home working and office working is available. Working arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate

Applicants who are successful at the shortlisting process will be invited to attend an interview.

To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3 year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.

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