Senior Business Administrator
| Posting date: | 16 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £26,824 to £27,694 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | East Sussex County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2786 |
Summary
Are you looking for a new administrator role? If so, we look forward to hearing from you! An opportunity has arisen for a permanent Senior Business Administrator within the Adult Social Care Mental Health Countywide Admin Team.
The role will involve giving support to teams to ensure customer/clients question and requests are responded to efficiently, accurate records are maintained and other staff within the team receive the support they need to do their own jobs well. Senior Business Administrators also provide more specialised administrative support like minute taking complex meetings, financial reconciliation or project support. The role will be fast paced and varied. Effective communication skills and strong Microsoft Office and local IT systems skills would be beneficial to the role, to provide business critical data to Senior Management. Ongoing training and development opportunities will be available in a friendly and supportive team.
This role covers countywide office locations; Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, and Uckfield. We offer a hybrid working style, successfully combining office and home working.
We are looking for candidates with the following:
Ability to communicate effectively to a range of people.
Ability to effectively prioritise a diverse workload to meet deadlines.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face.
Ability to work using own initiative.
Ability to work in a team and maintain team connectivity when working remotely.
An understanding of confidentiality.
Knowledge of using email and word processing software such as Microsoft Office
Commitment to developing personal performance and supporting that of the service.
The role will involve giving support to teams to ensure customer/clients question and requests are responded to efficiently, accurate records are maintained and other staff within the team receive the support they need to do their own jobs well. Senior Business Administrators also provide more specialised administrative support like minute taking complex meetings, financial reconciliation or project support. The role will be fast paced and varied. Effective communication skills and strong Microsoft Office and local IT systems skills would be beneficial to the role, to provide business critical data to Senior Management. Ongoing training and development opportunities will be available in a friendly and supportive team.
This role covers countywide office locations; Eastbourne, Hastings, Newhaven, and Uckfield. We offer a hybrid working style, successfully combining office and home working.
We are looking for candidates with the following:
Ability to communicate effectively to a range of people.
Ability to effectively prioritise a diverse workload to meet deadlines.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to deal with challenging and distressed clients on the telephone and face to face.
Ability to work using own initiative.
Ability to work in a team and maintain team connectivity when working remotely.
An understanding of confidentiality.
Knowledge of using email and word processing software such as Microsoft Office
Commitment to developing personal performance and supporting that of the service.
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