Business Support Officer


Job description

Join Mid and East Antrim Borough Council in Ballymena as a Business Support Officer and support day-to-day operations through effective coordination and administrative support. About the role: £15.31 per hour Wednesday - Friday Hours of Work: 22.5 hours per week - Duration of post: Temporary Public Sector Please note closing date for this role is Tuesday 21st April 2026, however you can register your interest for other , upcoming Council vacancies by applying today.

Responsibilities

  • You will be responsible for the provision of a wide range of professional, technical and administration support services to staff working within the Building Control section of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
  • Support day-to-day operations through effective coordination and administrative support.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Applicants must possess a minimum of 5 GCSE passes to include Maths and English language (grade C or above) or equivalent qualifications to demonstrate literacy and numeracy.
  • 1 year's relevant Business Support experience in an office environment (3 years if criteria one isn't met)
  • Effective use of computerised information management systems.
  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have at least one year’s (three year’s if criterion 1 is not met)
  • Relevant Business Support experience in an office environment to include: Working as part of a team to deliver frontline customer service to members of the public and/or external organisations.
  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have at least one year’s (three year’s if criterion 1 is not met).
  • Relevant Business Support experience in an office environment to include: The ability to deal efficiently with large volumes of work and prioritise competing demands.
  • A qualification that demonstrates competent word processing/database skills, and the ability to carry out broader computing tasks using other software packages.
  • Alternatively, if no qualification is held, applicants must have at least one year’s experience using Microsoft Office and related applications, particularly Word and Excel.

Vacancy ID
1768622
Job ref.
36422
Job Sector
Business, Policy and Projects
Area
Co Antrim
Location
Ballymena
Salary
£15.31 per hour
No. vacancies
1
Contract Type
Temporary
Weekly hours
22.5
Published date
17/04/2026
Closing date
16/05/2026
Worktime
Wednesday - Friday

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