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We are looking for a passionate and proactive Assistant Business Support Executive to join our vibrant team on a full-time basis in our planning and development consultancy based in Bristol.

Bristol

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next step in your career. The role involves providing a professional, efficient, and reliable support service to our team, including:

• assisting with client enquiries/taking messages/servicing meetings
• document preparation and production
• record keeping and electronic file management          
• event organisation and diary management, including travel and meeting   arrangements
• broad range of general administration duties

Based in our Bristol office, this role is paramount to ensure the smooth day to day running of the office. You will be responsible for organising meeting rooms, greeting external guests and general administration duties.

About You

This role will suit someone that is really looking to kick start their career and has the drive and determination to succeed. Ideally you will have some office experience, excellent organisational skills, and strong initiative. A professional and pro-active attitude is essential.

You should demonstrate the ability to work proactively, both in teams and remotely, have strong communication skills, an excellent attention to detail and an ability to manage your own workload and prioritise tasks efficiently. Knowledge of Microsoft Office packages is essential.

“Turley is a fantastic company to work for. They offer flexibility over your working schedule, which allows you to excel in your professional performance and supports future development. Turley demonstrates a continuous commitment to the care of its co-owners. There is a strong team-work ethos rooted in the company, but as an individual you are presented with opportunities that allow you to progress and demonstrate your personal strengths.”

Holly Selves, Business Support Executive

Why work for Turley? 

We are trusted independent advisors with restless ambition to shape a more sustainable future.  

We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver places and communities that thrive. We combine professional expertise with in-depth market knowledge and deploy our services — Business Cases and Funding, Design, Economics, EIA, Expert Witness, Heritage, Townscape and Landscape, Planning, Strategic Communications, and Sustainability and ESG — individually or collectively to meet client needs in the most effective way.  

We offer excellent remuneration and a flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, flexible working allowance, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.  

Turley operates a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements.  We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.   

We are committed to ensuring people, places and the planet can thrive.  

We know that actions speak louder than words. As a business, and through our client work, we strive to make a meaningful impact. This is how we are shaping a more sustainable future.  

We have been CarbonNeutral® certified since 2018; achieved Bronze Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation in 2023; and are working towards B Corp status.  

Driven by our purpose, we believe in using business as a force for good, including generating value for our clients and profits for our co-owners.   

Our aim is to be an even more diverse and inclusive company; we celebrate difference and we're actively building more diverse teams. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of background and personal circumstances who meet the criteria set out above. We would love for you to join an organisation that enables you to thrive. If you need any assistance during the recruitment process or we can put in any adjustments for you, please contact Turley’s People & Culture team (careers@turley.co.uk).  

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If you think that Turley could be right for you, please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link below or email careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter.

The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.