GSCP Business Support Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           GSCP Business Support Officer
• Job Location:                     Quayside House 
• Salary:                              £28,142 - £29,540 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    09/08/2026 
• Job Requisition Number:    14352 
• This post is not open to job share

About the Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership (GSCP) Business Unit, supporting Gloucestershire’s safeguarding partners — the Integrated Care Board, Constabulary, and County Council — to fulfil their statutory duties under Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026.

As part of a small, specialist team, you will play a key role in providing high-quality administrative, governance, and secretariat support to ensure the smooth and effective operation of partnership processes.

This office-based role offers flexible, agile working and does not involve direct work with children or families. However, emotional resilience is important due to the nature of some partnership materials.

No prior safeguarding experience is required — full support will be provided to develop your knowledge of the GSCP and its functions.

About the role:
You will deliver effective business support to ensure deadlines are met and partnership activity runs efficiently. A strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 is essential, particularly SharePoint and Teams, as these are central to collaboration, communication, and document management within the partnership.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support, including managing enquiries and support requests efficiently and effectively
• Coordinating meetings, seminars, and workshops (including booking venues, issuing invitations, preparing agendas, and using digital solutions to ensure accurate record-keeping)
• Supporting governance processes and partnership coordination through the production of high-quality documentation using Microsoft 365 applications
• Using and developing digital solutions to enhance and streamline essential partnership processes, improving efficiency and impact
• Providing guidance and support to administrative staff and/or apprentices where required
• Undertaking additional duties appropriate to the role

About You

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in business administrative support, ideally within a partnership or multi-agency environment. They will also have strong, demonstrable skills in Microsoft 365, including effective use of SharePoint and Teams to support collaboration, communication, and document management.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following;

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
• Plus, an option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network. Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)

How to apply 

Please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact    

Lucinda Hillary via email at lucinda.hillary@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Business Support Officer - Job Profile

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months' employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer. 

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.