Business Support Officer - Grade C

Experience

• Experience of using Microsoft Software Packages e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Experience of giving information and signposting customers in a tactful and professional manner face to face, over the phone, online and in writing.
• Experience of providing an effective and efficient business support service to customers.
• Administrative experience with an understanding of office procedures.
• Experience of prioritising own workload to ensure deadlines are met.
• Experience of maintaining documents, records and data e.g. financial records, customer records or accounts.

Desirable experience

• Experience of working on process improvements.

Essential skills

• Ability to take ownership of issues and see through to a resolution for customers, keeping them informed as required.
• Ability to process basic service requests.
• Customer care skills and the ability to show initiative when dealing with customer enquiries.
• Communication skills to provide information and signpost customers, some with specific communication needs, when dealing with their enquiries and complaints.
• Numeracy skills required for carrying out calculations and ensuring the accuracy of data.
• Literacy skills required including spelling, grammar and punctuation for dealing with letters, documents.
• Ability to be decisive and make criteria based decisions - weighing up evidence against set criteria.
• Team working skills and the ability to work together with colleagues to deliver a cohesive, joined-up service to customers.
• Time management skills to prioritise work appropriately, be punctual and meet deadlines in order to deliver a good service.
• Accuracy with a high level of attention to detail.