Business Officer - New Shire Hall/Hybrid, United Kingdom

Business Officer - New Shire Hall/Hybrid, United Kingdom

Our Benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About the role

We are looking to appoint 2 full time Business Officers (1 permanent and 1 fixed term post until 31/03/2027) to provide essential administrative and operational support to the Passenger Transport Team. We work closely with transport providers and families to ensure the Home to School Transport services are safe, reliable and meet the needs of those who are eligible.

The role will be based atNew Shire Hall,Emery Crescent,Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, PE28 4YEwith hybrid/flexible working arrangements.

Interviews will take place onWednesday17June 2026at New Shire Hall,Alconbury Weald,andwill include a workload prioritisation task.

Shortlistedcandidates will be notifiedbefore the 10 June 2026

You will be considered for both roles unless you specify otherwise.

For more information or a discussion about the role please contact:

Sue Eagle-sue.eagle@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

About you

To succeed in this role, you will need to be self-motivated, organised and flexible, with the ability to manage your own workload, prioritise and forward plan. You will have excellent interpersonal skills combined with the ability to represent the service in a positive and professional manner, including communicating with a wide range of internal and external customers.

You must be reliable, have a polite manner and a friendly approach to help you get on with people at all levels. You will need to be a good team worker but also be able to work on your own initiative when required and the ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience within the Local Authority and develop knowledge and understanding of the Education Service.

About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers