Senior Business Support Officer

We’re excited to be recruiting to a Senior Business Support Officer (Generalist) role within our newly established Business Support Hub . This is a great opportunity to play a key role in shaping how we deliver high-quality, consistent and modern business support across Dorset Council. You’ll be part of a forward-thinking service designed to provide a more streamlined, collaborative and digitally enabled offer to our front-line teams.

About The Role

As a Senior Business Support Officer, you will:

• Lead and support a team of Business Support Officers
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality administrative and operational support
• Help drive continuous improvement and innovation within the new Hub
• Work closely with colleagues and stakeholders across services

This role sits within the Localities , supporting both Children’s and Adults services , giving you the chance to work across a diverse and meaningful area that directly impacts our residents. You’ll play a key role in ensuring support is efficient, consistent and customer-focused , while contributing to the ongoing transformation of business support services.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated individual who:

• Has a strong background in business support or administration
• Is confident leading and developing others
• Can manage competing priorities and work proactively
• Is passionate about improving services and ways of working

Why join us?

This Is An Exciting Time To Join Business Support As We Build a Resilient, Future-ready Service. You’ll Have The Opportunity To Shape how support is delivered across the council Be part of a supportive and collaborative environment Contribute to changes that make a real difference