Job Description
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £31,586 (Level one) rising to £34,314 per annum (pro rata for part-time) - pay award pending
Location: Nottingham Central Library - 1 Carrington Street, Nottingham, NG1 7FH
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
Make a real impact behind the scenes of Nottingham’s library services.
We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented
Senior Business Officer to join our team and help keep Nottingham City Libraries running smoothly and efficiently.
In this key role, you’ll supervise and coordinate the daily operations of the Business Team, supporting day to day financial tasks and performance data management to ensure high-quality administrative support across the service.
You’ll work closely with the Libraries Business Manager to improve administrative systems and procedures and contribute to service improvements through the preparation of insightful performance reporting.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a busy, collaborative environment and enjoys being part of a team that makes a real impact.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- A proactive and organised approach to work, with strong administrative and time management skills, with the ability to coordinate both own and team workflows.
- Ability to manage financial administration processes, including raising orders, processing payments, and generating invoices.
- Confident working with performance data, with experience using systems such as databases and Excel to collect, track and produce reports to support service improvements; along with a keen eye for detail and accuracy.
- A collaborative and flexible approach, with the ability to supervise team members and step up in the absence of the Libraries Business Manager.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and partners.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop or improve systems and procedures to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Kam Harte, Libraries Business Manager, by telephone on 0115 876 1947 or by email at
[email protected]Closing Date: 18 August 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: Friday 29th August 2025
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
