Senior Business Administrator, East Sussex County Council, Eastbourne

Locations Sorrel Drive, Eastbourne, BN23 8BH.

Working Hours14

Salary £27,709 – £28,608 per annum pro rata

Working Pattern Part Time

Contract Type Permanent Contract

Closing date: 09/11/2026

Are you an experienced administrator? If so, we would love to hear from you. We are looking to recruit a part-time Senior Business Administrator to join our successful fostering service. You will be working as part of a busy admin team supporting social workers and managers with admin tasks.  It’s a great opportunity to build your skills, learn more about the services we provide, and play a part in improving the lives of the people and communities we support. You will be provided with lots of training and support.

We are looking for candidates who:

  • Enjoy the challenge of working at pace to meet deadlines whilst retaining a keen eye for detail
  • Can manage multiple priorities effectively and efficiently
  • Are proactive and confident communicators who can speak to social workers, managers and foster carers
  • Can work under pressure

Essential education and qualifications

  1. RQF Level 2 English or able to pass an assessment at interview

Essential key skills, abilities, knowledge, experience, values and behaviours

  1. Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own and team workload to meet deadlines
  2. Ability to undertake a diverse workload and manage conflicting priorities
  3. Ability to minute and produce accurate records of meetings
  4. Accuracy and attention to detail.
  5. Ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive information to maintain strict confidentiality where appropriate
  6. Ability to communicate effectively to a range of people, including the ability to converse at ease with customer and provide advice in accurate spoken English
  7. Ability to deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face
  8. Ability to work in a team and maintain team connectivity when working remotely
  9. Ability to work on own initiative
  10. Ability to undertake research and learn new information quickly in a self directed way
  11. Confidence interacting with new and emerging technologies.
  12. Ability to demonstrate resilience with the ability to cope and recover from setbacks or deal with challenging situations
  13. Knowledge of using email and software such as the Microsoft Office Suite with a good understanding of managing calendars and setting up MS Team calls
  14. Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with a good understanding of maintaining spreadsheets and databases, basic formulas in spreadsheets
  15. Providing customer service
  16. Awareness of the services provided by ESCC
  17. Commitment to developing personal performance and supporting that of the service

Apply Direct to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/jobs

For more information about this position, please contact People Matter Working for You team. We will register you as a client, review your CV and provide a career action plan for this and future applications. We can also help you develop and practice interview skills. Our services are free. Please email: moira@people-matter.org.uk or call 07914 425733.

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