Essex County Council
Operations Administration Assistant – Braintree District Council
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About The Role
Operations Administration Assistant - Braintree District Council
£14.02 PAYE / £17.95 Umbrella
Braintree, Essex
Full-Time, Temporary
37 Hours per Week
Closing Date: Wednesday 12th August 2026
Essex County Council (ECC) are delighted to be supporting Braintree District Council in recruiting an Operations Administration Assistant on an initial 6-month contract.
Due to the nature of these roles, the successful candidates will be required to work on-site only.
Locations: Causeway House & Lakes Industrial Park
The Opportunity
To work in the Operations Service providing administrative support to relevant service areas and to act as the point of contact for stakeholders, offering advice and assistance whilst always providing a professional and courteous service.
Role Accountabilities
- Be responsible for collating and understanding data and present to Management in a suitable style.
- Respond to all customers in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner, ensuring that queries are responded to in a timely manner.
- General Administration duties, including telephone, E-Mail, minute taking, typing, and filing for Operations.
- Provide administrative support for all the teams within Operations by providing information/advice (either verbally or in writing).
- Develop and maintain various departmental information systems, e.g. databases, spreadsheets, ensuring that up-to-date information is recorded and retrieved.
- Where requested, prepare relevant paperwork and reports, maintaining accuracy and ensuring that deadlines are met on all software systems.
- Provide support to any other tasks as required by your Line Manager.
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The Experience You Will Bring
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Experience of working in a busy office environment.
- Able to multitask and work on different tasks at the same time.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office products & CRM systems.
- Local government experience (Desirable).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong IT/Microsoft office skills.
- Ability to work as a team player.
- Proactive approach taking responsibility for day-to-day tasks, workload, and priorities.
- Good organisational skills.
- Flexible approach to work.
- Ability to prioritise a busy workload and work to tight deadlines.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
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What You Should Do Next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website. If you have any queries relating to this post, please email Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk.
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