A2/AO Administrative Officer (Manchester)
| Posting date: | 22 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,736 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £23,736 to £23,736 (National) - Please note that negotiations for the Insolvency Service 2024 Pay Award are still ongoing. We will update this information in future adverts once the pay award is finalised. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 April 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 401853/1 |
Summary
The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.
We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
A number of Administrative Officer roles based in our Manchester office have become available. These roles will be focused on delivering quality administrative support to technical and operational staff across the organisation.
Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities associated with this grade may include some or all of the following:
Administrative support
- Undertaking general administrative duties related to the overall effective working of the directorate and delivery of key priorities.
- Providing various office administrative and business support duties to the immediate, and when required wider, team.
- Resolving queries and complaints in a courteous and professional manner
- Raising and monitoring requisitions orders and ensuring accurate records are kept and updated accordingly.
- Providing support and guidance to others (internally and externally).
- Continually reviewing procedures in your work area and identifying efficiencies.
- Ensure actions are carried out in accordance with the procedures and within the necessary timescales.
- Provide support to managers and frontline staff by undertaking procedural or transactional work in a particular area.
- These roles may include occasional travel to other locations across the organisation.
Insolvency service specialist roles
- Some of the roles may requires the Administrative Officer to receive specialist knowledge and training, this would be provided.
- Some roles may require the Administrative Officer to undergo security vetting (for example some Intelligence and Enforcement roles). Should this be the case the implications of securing vetting would be explained in full, and where possible should you not wish to be subject to background checks alternative positions, should they be available, may be offered.
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