Business Support Officers

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week (part time hours considered)

About Us

Dartmoor National Park Authority works in partnership with local and national stakeholders to conserve and enhance Dartmoor as a vibrant, living, working landscape and community teeming with natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage.

We promote opportunities for the public to understand and enjoy the special qualities of Dartmoor National Park, whilst also promoting the economic and social wellbeing of local communities.

We are now looking for two Business Support Officers to join us on a full-time, permanent basis. However, we also welcome applications to these positions on a part-time basis to attract the best possible candidates.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an administrator with great customer focus to take their next step and join our organisation, providing support to our teams and stakeholders.

The Role

As a Business Support Officer, you will help deliver an effective and reliable business support service, providing administrative support to colleagues across the Authority.

Joining a small, busy team, you will be the first point of contact for enquiries by telephone, email and in person, dealing with these professionally and efficiently.

You will assist with preparing agendas, minute taking, processing incoming and outgoing mail as well as organising meetings and events, providing hospitality as required.

You will also provide secretarial and administrative support, when required, to the Chief Executive (National Park Officer) and Leadership Team.

You will assist with website support, as well as maintaining and updating the corporate contacts database.

You will provide administrative support to externally funded projects (e.g., Dartmoor's Dynamic Landscapes) and other key projects/programmes.

You will also assist in the collection, collating, recording, and reporting of performance management data.

The Benefits

• Salary of £26,403 - £28,598 per annum (pro-rata if part time)
• Generous annual leave and flexitime policies
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Based at Parke National Trust estate near Bovey Tracey, with free parking and café on site
• Discounts at National Park Visitor Centres
• Free parking in our car parks on Dartmoor

About You

• Experience of working within an office/administrative environment
• Experience preparing agendas, reports and minute taking
• Reception experience and/or providing excellent customer service
• Excellent IT skills, including a working knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Access)
• Experience in document management systems, databases, spreadsheets and information management
• Numeracy and literacy to GCSE level (A-C/ Level 4 and above)
• An ECDL and/or CLAIT qualification or equivalent qualification/experience

We work hard to conserve and enhance Dartmoor National Park's natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage so it can continue to inspire and be enjoyed by generations to come. You'll be playing a vital role in our work, helping to keep our teams and operations running smoothly and efficiently whilst developing your skills and experience and building a rewarding career.

These posts are, in part, made possible by the National Lottery Heritage Fund's support for Dartmoor's Dynamic Landscapes (DDL). For more information about the DDL partnership programme, please visit our website: Dartmoor's Dynamic Landscapes Dartmoor

For further information, or to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Angela Stirland, Head of Business Support

Location: Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9JQ.
Closing date: 15 March 2026
Interview date: 26 March 2026

Dartmoor National Park Authority is a disability confident and an equal opportunities employer, values diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

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