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The vacancyRole: Full time, flexible working consideredFixed term until 31st March 2024 (in the first instance,...
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The vacancy
Role: Full time, flexible working considered
Fixed term until 31st March 2024 (in the first instance, with the prospect for the role to be extended or made permanent); Secondments are welcome if supported by employing organisation
About the role
NHS England has funded an independent Race and Health Observatory and has commissioned the NHS Confederation to host the Observatory in its initial stages. The Observatory’s role is to address the long-standing health inequalities facing Black and Minority Ethnic communities in England.
As a Business Support Officer you will provide specialist business and administrative support including:
- Providing administrative support for tenders and contract management.
- Supporting the Business Manager in drafting expenditure contracts once they have been awarded.
- Assisting with financial controls including supplier set-up and raising purchase orders.
- Overseeing and providing high quality secretariat support for stakeholder and working group meetings, including preparing agendas and taking minutes.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you:
- Are interested in tackling race inequality for patients, communities and the NHS workforce.
- Enjoy dealing with, and responding effectively to, complex queries and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and in a timely manner.
- Have experience in maintaining constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Have excellent communication skills and negotiation skills.
- Have significant experience of supporting tender and contract processes.
- Have knowledge of financial systems and processes.
- Enjoy being part of a small, passionate and adaptable team.
To apply
As part of our diverse recruitment practice, we use blind applications. The only information available to the shortlisting panel will be section one of the application form.
Please download the job description found on our website and click apply.
Application deadline: 5th March 2023 (midnight)
Interview date: 17th March 2023
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: £29,570.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- No weekends
Work Location: Remote
