We have some exciting opportunities to join our team managing coastal flood and erosion risk on the south coast.

Coastal Partners is a Partnership formed of five Local Authorities on the south coast. The organisation is responsible for planning, building, and maintaining sea defences along 246km of coastline. Our location means that we are heavily focused on improving the natural environment and adapting to climate change. We also manage services in surveying, research, and coastal science.

The Roles

We are looking for suitable candidates to work within our team who may have experience within a particular area of either Finance, Communications or General Administration. Working within our assurance team, we provide project, administration, communications, customer service, people and financial support and advice across the partnership. We would like to offer the opportunity to gain experience in a wide variety of tasks. These posts will cover a range of functions in business administration, supporting colleagues and managers as well as supporting the assurance team with the delivery and implementation of change to contribute to overall business improvement.

You may have experience in a particular area, broadly duties will include some or a variation of the following:

Business and communications support and administration.
Finance Support.
Responding to queries and dealing with e-mail enquiries on a range of matters within a specified timescale and escalating where necessary.
Supporting the team with ad hoc projects and changes.
Arranging meetings.
Creating and updating processes and forms.

What skills do I need?

Experience of working in a support role, administrative, communications or finance.

Knowledge and practical experience of using a variety of computer software packages.
A strong customer care focus – internal team members and external partners and customers.
A commitment to solving problems, as part of a team or as an individual, to achieve the best outcome.
Good and effective written and oral communication skills – able to deliver messages clearly.
Ability to form good working relationships and confidence to deal with people at all levels, working as part of a team and independently.

Work to achieve high standards and accuracy.
Appreciation of working with sensitive and confidential information.

Interested? For more information about us please visit https://coastalpartners.org.uk/

What we can offer you

A competitive salary/benefits and support for your continuous professional development.

£26,409 to £28,163 per annum (Business Support Officer Level - career graded role)
Generous Leave Allowance
Free Parking
Local Government Pension Scheme
Flexible Working/Hybrid Working
Family Friendly Packages

Visit our website for the full range of benefits and support we offer our staff.

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Angela Sturgess, Assurance Team Manager on 07880 357249.

We do everything we can to accommodate flexible working and would consider part time hours. If this is an option you’d like to explore, please let us know how many hours you are looking for in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond).

To Apply

If you enjoy working in a busy team and have experience in administration, then you are the kind of person we want to hear from!

Please click apply and complete the short application process (3-4) minutes. Please ensure you attach your CV and a supporting statement, when completing your application on our recruitment platform Hireful – www.havant.gov.uk/jobs-us-apply-now. We will not be able to progress your application further unless you provide a supporting statement detailing how you meet the essential criteria at Business Support Level and desirable criteria in the role profile.

Closing date for receipt of applications is midnight on 27th July 2025. Interviews will be held week commencing 18th August 2025.

Due to the current employment climate, we are receiving a high number of applicants for each post and as such may not be able to acknowledge receipt of your application. You will however be notified as to whether you made the shortlist soon after the closing date.

We want our workforce to reflect our diverse local communities; therefore, we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. www.havant.gov.uk/our-organisation/equality-and-diversity

The council is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.

Havant Borough Council is a Category 1 Responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. All employees of the Authority will be expected to support any necessary actions required during an emergency response.

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Coastal Business Support Officers

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