Cabinet Support Officer / Executive Support

Pertemps; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in the City of London seeks a Cabinet Support Officer to provide executive and administrative support to Cabinet Members. The role requires building strong relationships and proactive planning. Applicants should have experience in an admin position within a political setting, strong written skills, and ability to take minutes. This is a full-time position in the office, offering a contract lasting 3 to 6 months.

Qualifications

• Experience as executive support/admin in a political setting or council.
• Ability to take minutes effectively.
• Strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Cabinet Members.
• Build relationships across the organization.
• Ensure effective forward planning for Cabinet Members.
• Highlight relevant policy issues timely.

Skills

Flexibility in administrative support

Strong written skills

Relationship building

Judgment in policy issues

Job description

Overview

Cabinet Support Officer - This is an admin/exec support to 2-3 cabinet members
PAYE via Umbrella
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (5 days in office)
3 to 6 month ongoing contract

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible administrative and policy support to the Cabinet Members and the Administration in order to deliver the Council’s priorities and support executive decision-making and engagement with residents and stakeholders.
• Critical to this role is the ability to build strong and dynamic relationships across the organisation, instilling trust and confidence to be able to work proactively with service departments and members of the senior leadership team and an extensive range of external stakeholders and officers.
• You will ensure careful forward planning so that Cabinet Members and the Administration can effectively perform their duties, including, at times, undertaking research on behalf of the Cabinet member on a range of topics and identifying options for consideration by the cabinet member and collation of papers for meetings and summarising key information into briefing notes. Working with the cabinet member to improve the management of the Cabinet Member Briefings for the portfolio holder through the use of best practice
• Demonstrate the ability to use a high level of judgement to apply knowledge in ensuring that appropriate and relevant policy issues are highlighted in a timely manner to Cabinet Members, the Administration, Chief of Staff, The Leaders office and to provide support as needed to the Chief Executive’s Office.

Requirements

• A commitment to providing a service to, and improving outcomes for, local residents and communities
• Experience as an executive support / admin position within a council or housing assocation/ political setting
• Minutes taking
• Strong written skills

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