Job Title: Executive Assistant
Location: Newham, London
Salary: £33,324 – £35,751 per annum
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 22nd February 2021
About us:
Newham is a vibrant inner-city borough just 25 minutes from the centre of London. The people who live in Newham come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds, contributing to over 114 languages being spoken in the area. Proud to be home to one of the youngest and most diverse communities across the country, Newham is a borough that makes living and working here a great experience.
The Council have a Mayor and Executive that have ambitious plans for the borough, alongside a Chief Executive and Corporate Management Team who are committed to changing things for the better. They’re making good progress but there is much to do to ensure that their wide-ranging and far-reaching plans are delivered, for example in relation to climate change, social housing, and children and young people.
Above all, they are committed to ‘putting people at the heart of everything they do’, which means changing the way the council engages with residents, businesses, and partners.
About the role:
Woking within the Executive Support Team, the Executive Assistant plays an important role in supporting the Corporate Directors, and the members of the Corporate Management Team. Executive Assistants liaise with key senior figures of the council and outside it, to build relationships that enhance the way the Corporate Directors operate and establish strong and transparent lines of communication.
This is a fast-paced, exciting and varied role, whilst being extremely rewarding. Responsible for maintaining a complex schedule, the Executive Assistant takes ownership of arranging all meetings and briefings, including producing papers and agendas where required. You will be skilled at organising a diary to ensure that your Corporate Director can operate effectively and efficiently.
As the Executive Assistant, the role also tracks casework (including FOI requests), formats documents whilst supporting financial tracking activities for the Corporate Director. All tasks require the Executive Assistant to have an understanding of the key processes, which in turn helps to identify improvements to systems and processes, supporting the overall delivery of the service
In addition to working alongside a talented and ambitious team in Newham, this role also benefits from 26 days’ annual leave, a generous pension scheme, and flexible working.
About you:
In an environment where no two days are the same, they’re looking for someone who has an eye for detail, is ambitious and tenacious, whilst also sharing the same values as the council. Displaying experience of working within a public sector environment, you will have gained exposure collaborating with senior leaders, from MPs to government officers, communicating effectively amongst a wide range of stakeholders.
It is essential that you have a proactive attitude, with the ability to work on your own initiative, as working in a busy office, will mean you must prioritise and manage workloads efficiently and effectively, whilst showing leadership qualities.
In addition to meeting the criteria outlined in the Job Description, you will also be required to detail examples of your experience/ knowledge of the following areas within your application:
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
- Ability to apply a logical and practical approach to problem-solving
- Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, managing a varied workload
- Experience of managing a team within a busy, demanding and pressurised environment
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of; Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Senior PA, Executive PA, EA, Executive Assistant to CEO may also be considered for this role.
