Senior Business Support Officer

Who You Are

You are an experienced Senior Business Support Officer specializing in Alternative Provision within the Education sector. You have a strong understanding of education and local authority processes, policies, and procedures. Ideally, you have worked in a Business Support role in a similar environment and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal. You are a team player who can also manage your workloads independently.

What the Job Involves

The role involves arranging a wide range of educational and social care placements for young people, including school provision, alternative education, tuition, residential placements, and online education. You will support finance and monitoring aspects of contracts, consult with finance, procurement, and other departments, and support the creation, monitoring, and management reporting of placement and contract data. Additionally, you will assist Contract and Commissioning Managers with all aspects of the commissioning process, assist in quality assurance and attendance monitoring, and help with the preparation of specifications and tendering rounds.

Skills

• Good understanding of Education and Local Authority processes
• Strong IT skills including minute taking and report writing
• Excellent knowledge of Excel for data management
• Experience with SAP financial systems
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced Excel qualification an advantage