Business Support Officer

Business Support Officer – Corporate

Barnsley / Hybrid

£28,598 - £30,024 (pending 2026/27 pay award) + benefits

Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and forward-looking Governance and Corporate Services team in this well-respected, award-winning organisation managing an £11 billion pension fund.

Who we are:

We are both a local authority and a pension fund and we’re unique within the Local Government Pension Scheme as the only democratically accountable single purpose pension organisation in the UK. As a local government body, we have a public sector ethos and place a great deal of importance on our organisational Values and Behaviours – which are all about being honest and accountable, professional, progressive, and empowering.

We have a culture that encourages work-life balance, and we offer flexible working hours. Our newly refurbished Barnsley office provides a state-of-the-art working environment with free on-site parking and located within 10 minutes’ walk of both the train and bus stations, it makes us easily accessible.

Take a look at our website: Work For Us (sypensions.org.uk) to find out more about the benefits of working for SYPA and visit our LinkedIn page to see what we have been up to recently!

What you’ll be doing:

You will provide comprehensive, efficient and effective business support to the Governance and Corporate Services Team, and to the wider organisation when required, supporting them with a range of business functions including administrative support for the governance team’s policy, compliance and information governance work, co-ordination of diary management, booking travel and accommodation and purchasing arrangements. You will also support the democratic services function and associated meetings and events along with various other administrative tasks.

Please refer to the role profile upon applying.

What you’ll be able to offer:

Drawing on your previous office experience, you will be an experienced administrator with a passion for delivering first class customer service. You will need to be highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and organise your own workload.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• Education to Level 3 qualification standard or equivalent.


• Great communication skills and the ability to work with others to achieve objectives.


• Competence in a range of IT applications.


• Proven experience of working with confidential and sensitive information.


• Good working knowledge in relation to information governance.

What's in it for you:

• We have a generous annual leave policy that offers between 28 days and 36 days annual leave depending on length of service, plus all statutory bank holidays and you can accrue and take up to 13 extra days leave per year by utilising Flexitime.


• We have several work-life balance policies including a Flexible Working Hours policy (Flexitime) which allows you to work your contracted hours to suit both you and the team that you are working in, as well as offering hybrid working enabling you to work from home for up to 3 days per week, following successful completion of probationary period.


• You will automatically be enrolled into the LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme) which provides a salary-related pension, to which the employer contributes.


• We offer a range of wellbeing initiatives including regular webinars on health & wellbeing, fresh fruit, tea, coffee, and employer provided flu vaccination vouchers each year. We also organise regular social and charity events.


• We also offer a 24/7 confidential helpline, access to workplace counselling and Occupational Health.


• Access to a range of benefits and discounts through the Wider Wallet scheme.


• Centrally located modern office for public transport links and staff on-site parking available.

Closing Date – Friday 22nd May 2026

Interview Date – Monday 1st June 2026

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.

We will be shortlisting throughout the duration of the campaign therefore early applications are encouraged.