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About the job Business Services Assistant Co-ordinator

Business Services Assistant Co-ordinator

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: YPO
Service Area: Business Services / HR & People Services
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 05 October 2026
End Date: 27 December 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 1

Working Pattern

Operational business support role.

Location

Industrial Park
41 Kenmore Road
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF2 0XE

Pay

PAYE Rate: £13.50 per hour

Job Overview

YPO is seeking a Business Services Assistant Co-ordinator to provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Business Services Co-ordinator and wider Business Services team.

The role will involve supporting business activities through administration, record keeping, meeting coordination, procurement support and customer service.

The successful candidate will maintain records, manage correspondence and enquiries, organise meetings, take notes, update trackers and systems, arrange travel and accommodation, and support procurement, supplier and contract administration.

Important – Please Read Carefully

This is a Business Services Assistant Co-ordinator / Administrative Support role.

Candidates must have strong administration, organisation, communication, customer service, IT, record keeping and attention-to-detail skills.

This is a temporary role to support with projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide admin support
  • Support Business Services team
  • Maintain records
  • Manage documentation
  • Handle correspondence
  • Respond to enquiries
  • Organise meetings
  • Take meeting notes
  • Update trackers
  • Update management systems
  • Arrange travel
  • Arrange accommodation
  • Support procurement admin
  • Support supplier admin
  • Support contract admin
  • Monitor actions
  • Follow up deadlines
  • Prepare reports
  • Support communications
  • Escalate complex issues

Essential Experience & Skills

  • Administrative experience
  • Business support experience
  • Customer service experience
  • Meeting coordination experience
  • Note-taking experience
  • Record keeping skills
  • Tracker/spreadsheet experience
  • System/database experience
  • Correspondence handling
  • Good IT skills
  • Strong organisation skills
  • Prioritisation skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Written communication skills
  • Verbal communication skills
  • Teamwork skills

Desirable

  • Procurement admin experience
  • Supplier admin experience
  • Contract admin experience
  • Travel booking experience
  • Accommodation booking experience
  • Project admin experience
  • HR/People Services admin
  • Public sector admin experience
  • Service improvement experience

Additional Information

Telephone interviews will be carried out by outbound call.

Target interview date is 28 September 2026.

Candidate submission deadline is 25 September 2026.

This is a temporary role to support with projects.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference: OR115485 / RQ1780363

Screening Questions

  1. Do you have admin experience?
  2. Have you handled correspondence?
  3. Can you organise meetings?
  4. Have you updated trackers/systems?
  5. Any procurement/supplier admin?
  6. Can you work in Wakefield?

Skills: Administration, Business Support, Customer Service, Meeting Support, Minute Taking, Record Management, Procurement Admin, Supplier Admin, Contract Admin, Stakeholder Communication