Executive Officer

Executive Officer - Food Standards Agency
Location: London SW1E 6QP
Working Days / Hours: 37 hours
Working Pattern: 9-5.30 Monday to Thursday and 9.30-5.30 Friday with 1 hour for lunch break each day.
Pay Rate: £17.32 per hour

Are you at your best when things run smoothly-planning ahead, keeping customers informed, and making sure the back office just *works*? Our Client is hiring a temporary Agency Temp to support their Business Services work streams in a busy London office, helping deliver key day-to-day services with confidence and care.

What you'll be doing:
* Support the planning and delivery of meetings and events (internal and external)
* Manage financial administration, including raising purchase orders and processing invoice payments
* Collate and share management information to support decision-making
* Provide facilities support for the London Office, ensuring it's ready for day-to-day activity
* Book travel, accommodation, and car hire as required
* Handle public enquiries on food hygiene, business start-ups, and general enquiries via telephone and email
* Help the Business Services team drive workflow, allocation, and continuous improvement
* Build an understanding of other Business Services work streams and flex to support where needed

What you'll bring:
* Strong work planning and prioritisation skills-able to stay on top of competing priorities
* Excellent written and verbal communication, with great customer service instincts
* Confident delivery of services with minimal day-to-day supervision
* A friendly, professional approach-especially when dealing with public enquiries

Additional information:
If you're organised, service-focused, and enjoy being the person who keeps everything moving, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now for this temporary role in London.

If you're successful in your application a BASIC DBS will be required as part of the on-boarding checks with Brook Street.

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