Business Administration Officer Full Time

Housing

Business Administration Officer

Fixed Term Contract for up to 6 months

Grade G – £ 26,824 to £ 28,598 per annum

37 hours per week

Here at Warwick District Council, we pride ourselves on the fact that we offer you a great place to work.

We achieve our goals by recruiting and retaining motivated, empowered and flexible staff. We are committed to training and development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

We offer the rewards and benefits that make it a great place to work (if you are applying for a Casual position these do not apply).

People like you

We offer a wide range of career opportunities at every level of the organisation. From apprenticeships to senior management, permanent to fixed term contracts or part-time working, we have something for everyone.

It’s an exciting time to join Warwick District Council’s Housing and Assets team in the compliance department, as we deliver on a variety of works for the Council’s housing stock.

We are looking for a Business Administration Officer to join our experienced team on a fixed term basis. Our work involves managing the administration, updating records, collating data, etc for the Council related to our housing stock.

We are looking for an individual with a proven background & experience in Business Administration.

Key responsibilities:

• To provide a range of administrative support to the Assets Team to ensure that record keeping and data management systems are efficient and effective and assist in the transition from manual, paper based processes to automated ones.
• Assist the team by dealing with telephone or e-mail enquiries from members of the public, councillors or other stakeholders as directed.
• Extract, collate and provide management and finance statistics and reports to the Technical Manager and/or Compliance Manager as directed.
• Maintain and update existing systems as directed and assist the Technical Manager and/or Compliance Manager to improve recording systems but recommending system enhancements or options to store manually held date electronically. Identify potential opportunities for improvement including areas of underutilisation or more efficient processes as well as new modules or features which enable customers to self-serve.
• Produce orders for the Technical or Compliance teams, check all invoices for accuracy of cost, time, services and goods and advise the relevant manager for authorisation.
• Accurately enter information into electronic systems and databases, creating new folders and labelling information as appropriate to facilitate efficient extraction or analysis and undertake filing, collation and data extraction for manual recording systems.

The intention is for the postholder to work predominately from home however, it is a requirement to attend our offices or sites within Warwick District as required. Any costs for travel from home to the office will be met by the successful candidate. However, office and hybrid working are also available.

You will work in a team made up of a Compliance Manager, Compliance Team Leader, 5 Compliance Officers & 2 Service Officers.

If you have any questions or wish to have an informal discussion, please contact Brian O’Mara (Interim Technical Manager) by email on brian.omara@warwickdc.gov.uk, Abi Forrest (Compliance Team Leader) by email on Abi.forrest@warwickdc.gov.uk or Paddy Rudd (Building Surveyor Team Leader) by email on paddy.rudd@warwickdc.gov.uk.

Closing date: 19th May 2026

Interview date: w/c 25th May and w/c 1st June 2026