Surveillance Business Support Administrator ID 2087
| Posting date: | 30 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,811 to £27,245 per year |
| Additional salary information: | pro-rata salary for job share. National: £23,811. London £27,245 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Loughborough |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 353990/5 |
Summary
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This role is a unique development opportunity. It is an ideal position for able and ambitious candidates who are looking to expand and refine their skill set in a demanding environment.
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and works on behalf of the Scottish Government and Welsh Government. Our diverse teams of over 3,000 skilled and committed professionals come together to provide research, advice and support to UK Government for safeguarding animal, public and plant health for benefit of the environment and economy
The Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU) in APHA manages the veterinary scanning surveillance activities in England and Wales to quickly detect, characterise, and manage disease threats in animals.
This role is to provide professional administrative and secretarial support to the Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU). The post is part of the SIU Surveillance Management Team that contributes to the smooth running of the SIU and the development, implementation, and delivery of scanning surveillance by APHA and non-APHA partners in Great Britain.
We are recruiting a Surveillance Business Support Administrator for the APHA Surveillance Intelligence Unit (SIU). The SIU team is responsible for delivering the animal disease scanning surveillance programme. This is exciting work which includes evaluation of potential threats to animal health and welfare, and to public health. A significant component of the data that inform potential threats are generated through the APHA’s network of Veterinary Investigation Centres (VICs) and externally contracted services. A full description of the scanning surveillance network is available at: http://apha.defra.gov.uk/vet-gateway/surveillance/index.htm
The role of the Surveillance Business Support Administrator is to support the contract and finance work within the SIU, including;
- Provision of support to key administrative and business functions underpinning the smooth running of the SIU including processing procurement requests and invoice payments, and auditing requests and payments as required.
- Drafting reports/documents and e-mail responses.
- Organising documentation, ensuring papers are available for meetings prior to attendance, mindful of document version control and quality standards.
- Monitoring of e-mails and calendars, as part of a team rota, and taking appropriate measures to ensure all actions/activities are undertaken in a timely manner.
- Interrogation of various databases and bespoke information/management systems to support the development, analysis, and delivery of scanning surveillance activities.