Business Support Administrator

Business Support Administrator Salary: £25,621 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Hours/working pattern: 30 hours per week

• Salary: £25,621 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Grade: CD

Vacancy Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract 

Fixed Term Contract End Date 31 March 2027

Weekend Working: No 

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Office locations: Countywide - could be based in any of the locations below        

Mercury House, Richmond 

Belle Vue Square, Skipton

County Hall, Northallerton

Civic Centre, Harrogate

Resolution House, Scarborough 

Civic Centre, Selby

Planning are looking to appoint a Business Support Administrator, who will be required to work independently and as part of a team. To provide a wide range of administrative support to the Planning Operations team.

This will include:

•             Development Management,
•             Building Control
•             Land Charges.
•             Record keeping,
•             Managing incoming calls,
•             Attending meetings and minute taking.
•             Creating and inputting service spreadsheets will also be required.
•             Managing filing systems,
•             Processing invoices/ Raising Purchase Orders

You should be an effective communicator, with good IT skills, be accurate and apply attention to detail in your work. You will be expected to be reliable and often use your own initiative. Full training with be provided.   

Skills required

We are looking for someone who is a good team player, who is proactive and can keep a level head in a very busy service, an individual who can work on their own initiative and as part of a small team. You will be a critical member of the Planning team. Supporting the administration, including processing invoices, uploading and transferring information, organising meetings, and raising purchase orders.

To be successful you must have good keyboard skills and experience in Word, Excel, Databases and Outlook. You must also have good literacy and numeracy skills, be able to prioritise your own workload, be conscientious, well-organised and have the ability to work independently whilst part of a small team.

Location

During the training period you will be required to work in the office 5/4 days a week. Once training is complete you will be required to work in the office twice a week.

Contact

We welcome any informal chats before application to establish if this role is suitable, please contact Sheila Cantrell, sheila.cantrell@northyorks.gov.uk,if you would like to discuss the role further.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

Key Documents:

Job Description.docx

Total Rewards

Key Dates:

Closing date: 10 August 2026

Interview date: 13 August 2026

Venue for Interview: via Teams 

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: Advice on your job application | North Yorkshire Council

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Business Support Administrator

Salary: £25,621 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Grade: CD

Vacancy Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Fixed Term Contract End Date 31 March 2027

Weekend Working: No

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Office locations: Countywide - could be based in any of the locations below

Mercury House, Richmond

Belle Vue Square, Skipton

County Hall, Northallerton

Civic Centre, Harrogate

Resolution House, Scarborough

Civic Centre, Selby

Planning are looking to appoint a Business Support Administrator, who will be required to work independently and as part of a team. To provide a wide range of administrative support to the Planning Operations team.

This will include:

• Development Management,
• Building Control
• Land Charges.
• Record keeping,
• Managing incoming calls,
• Attending meetings and minute taking.
• Creating and inputting service spreadsheets will also be required.
• Managing filing systems,
• Processing invoices/ Raising Purchase Orders

You should be an effective communicator, with good IT skills, be accurate and apply attention to detail in your work. You will be expected to be reliable and often use your own initiative. Full training with be provided.

Skills required

We are looking for someone who is a good team player, who is proactive and can keep a level head in a very busy service, an individual who can work on their own initiative and as part of a small team. You will be a critical member of the Planning team. Supporting the administration, including processing invoices, uploading and transferring information, organising meetings, and raising purchase orders.

To be successful you must have good keyboard skills and experience in Word, Excel, Databases and Outlook. You must also have good literacy and numeracy skills, be able to prioritise your own workload, be conscientious, well-organised and have the ability to work independently whilst part of a small team.

Location

During the training period you will be required to work in the office 5/4 days a week. Once training is complete you will be required to work in the office twice a week.

Contact

We welcome any informal chats before application to establish if this role is suitable, please contact Sheila Cantrell, sheila.cantrell@northyorks.gov.uk,if you would like to discuss the role further.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

• a local government pension scheme with a generous employer contribution
• salary sacrifice schemes
• employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
• travel loans
• Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

Key Documents:

Job Description.docx

Total Rewards

Key Dates:

Closing date: 10 August 2026

Interview date: 13 August 2026

Venue for Interview: via Teams

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: Advice on your job application | North Yorkshire Council

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Business Support Administrator

Salary: £25,621 - £25,989 per annum pro rata

Posted: 29/07/2026

Closing date: 10/08/2026

Closing time: 23:59

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