Business Support Executive (DP)

Job Description

Vanrath are supporting our client, a large scientific public sector organisation, in their search for a motivated candidate with strong experience across Strategic Development, Financial Reporting, Governance and Project Management. This is an advantageous opportunity to progress in a public sector career at DP level.

Employment Package

  • £39,748 starting salary
  • Full annual leave entitlement up to 37 days
  • Benefits package exclusive to VANRATH (includes discount on fuel and groceries)
  • Immediate start available
  • Ongoing professional development support and career guidance form our senior consultants

Candidate profile:
The successful candidate should demonstrate the following experience:

  1. Provision of support and strategic development of systems/processes to maintain business performance and to meet financial and non-financial reporting requirements.
  2. Excellent skills in collating and analysis of data (mainly financial) and information leading to recommendations.
  3. Experience of providing support to senior staff and directors and excellent numeric skills
  4. Experience in cooperate governance and development of business plans and business continuity plans.
  5. Excellent organisational skills and an ability to work as part of a team or under own initiative in order to meet tight deadlines.
  6. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  7. A high level of IT competence in Microsoft Word and Microsoft excel.
  8. Excellent project management skills.
  9. Business case development skills and experience of governmental procurement processes and governance.


Overview of responsibilities

  • To work in partnership with the Director in the administration of the Division and associated business processes. Helping to ensure delivery of the work programme on budget by working closely with Finance Business Partners and senior staff. Will also include review and analysis of business related data and development of KPIs and guiding/assisting staff in budget related matters. Direct liaison with customers will also be required.
  • Oversight of processes aligned with the Evidence and innovation programme of research will also be required, which mainly involves operational discussions for the programme with DAERA in terms of governance, outputs and financial budgeting (the latter in collaboration with Finance department).
  • Investigate, develop and help implement enhancement to processes (including financial costing and charging) and governance and in particular budgetary management and delivery of projects and ensure the division meets the targets issued by Corporate Budgeting team and that anticipated budget variances are communicated to Corporate Budgeting team on a timely basis.
  • Strategically develop and assist in the delivery of annual divisional plans and assist branches with their business planning and associated resource bids, business continuity plans and continual updating of risk registers.
  • Identify and develop reviews of key operations including driving efficiency across the division to ensure effectiveness, efficiency and value for money.
  • Develop key business cases for procurement of high value items and services and assist senior staff in the production of robust and accurate business cases before their submission for approval.
  • To support the Division to ensure the highest level of corporate and financial governance including the provision of advice and training to staff.
  • Develop and then oversee the internal communications within the division including the production of newsletters, branch updates and key staff notices.


For more information on this vacancy, or other Public Sector jobs across Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Aisling Bishop in the strictest confidence.

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