Administration Officer

Reference:   AO/11558 (please quote this ref and your name in any email subject fields)
 
THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS.
 
Vacancy AO (Range 4) Administration Officer based in the Dept of Energy & Climate Change, 3 Whitehall Place
 
The Job
As an Administrative Officer, you will have a range of administrative duties, such as dealing with letters and keeping records and statistics. Some officers work with the public, for example, dealing with enquiries and giving advice. You may supervise teams of other staff.

Day-to-day, you may be involved in the following:
• Handling incoming correspondence, deciding work priorities and drafting letters in response to queries;
• Examining paperwork, such as claim forms or accounts to check their validity, and use computers to record and analyse data and compile statistics;
• Monitoring budgets; and
• Organising meetings.

Your role may involve giving advice to the public, either face-to-face or over the telephone.

You may supervise a team of administrative assistants, planning and delegating work and organising training.
 
Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
Essential
• Good written and oral communication skills;
• The ability to prioritise, plan and control your own work;
• You need to be numerate and understand budgets;
• The ability to communicate with a wide range of internal and external contacts; and
• Knowledge of word-processing software and databases.
 
Desirable
• Some line management experience;
• Some research experience; and
• An interest in the energy sector or climate change.

The Professional Skills for Government competency framework sets out the skills you need to do your job well as a member of the Civil Service. This is the relevant framework for Administrative Officers.

Please see PSG Framework Band A document for details:
Salary
The salary scale for AO (Range 4) starts at a minimum of £19,825 to a target rate of £21,285.

Type of Appointment
This appointment is offered on a permanent basis, subject to the completion of a probationary period.
 
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To Apply
To apply, please download and complete our Application Form and Diversity Questionnaire*
 
Note: You may choose to supply your CV in place of, or in addition to, your career history within the application form.
 
THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS.

DECC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to reflect the diversity of British Society.
 
* The diversity questionnaire is separated from your main application form and will not be provided to the short-listing panel. Your answers will be treated in the strictest confidence and the information you provide will only be used for monitoring purposes. How you complete this form has no connection to the evaluation of your application in any way.