Job Description

Full Time, Fixed Term until 31st December 2026.

Bristol City Council is dedicated to serving our community and driving growth and prosperity within our region. We are committed to excellence in all aspects of our operations and strive to provide exceptional services to our residents and businesses.

About the role

The Revenues and Benefits Service has a vital role in the billing and collection of Council Tax, Business Rates and the Valuation function within the local authority. We are looking for a Revenues Officer to join our Valuation and Inspection team within the Revenues and Benefits Service.

You will be monitoring and administering new property developments, from planning records and other sources for inclusion into the rating and council tax lists held by the Valuation Office Agency.

When the domestic and commercial developments are built, you will be bringing the new properties into the local tax revenues records, updating customer records and processing them in accordance with legislation to ensure prompt billing and collection of these local taxes.

You will need exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written and you should be comfortable in dealing with members of the public and businesses alike.

You will be working as part of a team, in a busy, performance driven environment, so you will be accurately processing high volumes of work to deadlines. It means you will need excellent organisational, numerical and literacy skills.

You may already have a detailed knowledge of local tax administration, but if not, we will provide full training and plenty of support from a great team around you.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.

For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.

If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.

For further information, please refer to the and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Sean Lockett at

sean.lockett@bristol.gov.uk

Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you'll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.