Business Support Co-ordinator (Redeployment 23231)

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Endeavour House Ipswich IP1 2BX - Hybrid
• Salary: 28598 per annum pro rata - Flexible working options available
• Hours: 18.5 - flexible working options available
• Contract: Permanent

Were focused on making a meaningful difference to communities across Suffolk. How By listening to our people learning from what they say and creating a culture of mutual respect where everyone works together to achieve great things. As a Business Support Co-ordinatorin the Residential Business Support Teamyoull be as keen to collaborate and build a bright future as we are. So to make a positive impact connect with us and connect with a fantastic career.

Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

• You will provide administrative and system support to support the Residential Childrens Homes team. This will include liaising with Service Manager Business Support Manager and HR teams.
• You will be responsible for ensuring all necessary pre-recruitment activity such as establishment control processes have been completed before recruitment requests are progressed to a recruitment advisor to progress. You will need to be comfortable working with data and different IT systems and be able to explain complex information in a clear manner.
• You will also be responsible for managing incoming contacts providing responses where possible signposting to information or passing to a specialist for reply.
• You will need to have a keen eye for detail and be confident editing existing information within existing guidelines.
• This is a busy and varied role and as the first point of contact for recruitment you will need to be able coordinate and manage multiple vacancies & projects simultaneously.

Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing its not intended to be exhaustive and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.

You will need

• Good communication and IT skills
• the ability to work confidently under your own initiative and work independently to resolve issues
• To show good accuracy and a keen eye for detail
• To have excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work to achieve deadlines
• Good systems knowledge specifically Oracle
  

If you believe you can succeed in this role apply. Even if youdontmeet all requirements still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

The Corporate Parenting Business Support Team has an expansive portfolio which includes Adoption Fostering Childrens Homes Leaving Care and UASC Services team works together collaboratively to ensure the very best for children in the care of the County Council.

Empowering Everyone

Werebig believers in potentialpossibilityand the power of different searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want torepresentthe diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown inourWorkforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Jo Smith (she/her) Pina Standring (she/her)for a casual conversation. You can reach them by emailing /.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).

Step 2 - Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 -Upload asupporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Profile sectionof theJPP.

• You should use theSupporting Statement template.
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

We value authentic applications that showcase your genuine skills and experiences. Applications suspected of being generated by AI may be rejected. We ask you to present your own work and ideas throughout the application process.

Please note:Without a supporting statement your interest will not be progressed. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing or calling .If you are invited to the next stage of selection you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date:11.30pm 17 May 2026

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.