Business Support Officer


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£30,485 - £30,485
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Aug 2026
Closing date:	16 Aug 2026

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Summary

Can you provide administrative and business management support?

Do you have a good understanding and working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages?

Are you able to demonstrate strong attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DfTc

We are seeking a proactive and organised Business Support Officer to provide administrative and business management support across the DfT Estates and Property Portfolio and Advisory divisions. The role will help consolidate key activities, improve business delivery, and support the management of a diverse property portfolio and estates function. You will build strong stakeholder relationships, manage competing priorities, and ensure critical tasks are delivered on time. Strong Microsoft Office skills, attention to detail, adaptability, and resilience are essential.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Working with Group Property PMO to contribute to the management assurance process.
Leading on Group Property business continuity.
Own the process for managing complex legal documents.
Providing managerial support to the senior management team.

Flexible resourcing

Colleagues are expected to work with a degree of flexibility, meaning responsibilities may change to support priority delivery.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile which is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

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