Administration Support Officer (procurement)

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• About the job
• Benefits
• Things you need to know
• Apply and further information

Hexham, North East England, NE48 2HP

About the job

Job summary

What you’ll do…

As an Administration Support Officer (Procurement), you will provide day to day administrative support for the acquisition, records management, and disposal of VME. You will play a key role in supporting and helping to develop the high quality of service delivery required to support business units across Forestry England and wider agencies.By Joining Forestry England, you will work for the largest provider of outdoor recreation in England and a world leader in sustainable forestry and conservation.This post will report to the Mechanical Engineering Fleet Support Manager (Procurement).

Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.

Where you’ll work…

The role will be based in our office at Bellingham, Northumberland. You will be expected to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team. You will provide a wide range of specific administrative duties and work with colleagues who are based at different sites. To support this, some infrequent travel may be required.

Job description

The successful candidate will become part of an evolving asset management team and report directly to the Fleet Support Manager (Procurement).

The role requires:

• working closely with our stakeholders and customers alongside wider finance and commercial teams to ensure that all acquisition and financial transactions are concluded on a timely basis
• using appropriate public sector frameworks
• accurately manage data to enable accurate forecasting
• ensuring that the department meets all required assurance and regulatory compliance
• ensuring that data is handled within Forestry England’s financial guidelines
• flexibility regarding reasonable adhoc tasks requested by your line manager

The post holder will be given the opportunity to progress their career through identified training plans and ongoing professional development.

Person specification

Essential professional and technical experience

• demonstrable experience of working in a customer focused environment
• good organisational ability and administrative skills
• a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages – in particular Word, Excel and Outlook
• a collaborative approach to working with others and strong interpersonal skills
• experience of handling administrative and financial data to a high level of accuracy and efficiency
• demonstrate determination, resilience, and ability to work well under pressure and at pace to meet tight challenging deadlines

Desirable professional and technical experience

• knowledge and use of fleet management software, including asset records and invoice payment
• working experience of procurement, engineering or fleet industries
• experience in working as part of a wider team across geographical areas
• highly proficient in Microsoft Excel / Microsoft SharePoint
• experience of operating in a fast-paced delivery environment

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £26,123, Forestry Commission contributes £7,567 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year’s service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : fcrecruitmentteam@forestryengland.uk

Further information

Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners’ Recruitment Principles.If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact FCE by email: englandhr.services@forestryengland.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, you can contact the Civil Service Commission, which regulates all Civil Service recruitment.

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