Executive Assistant

North Northamptonshire Council; Kettering; Ibrido; GBP 30.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Benefits Scheme

Wellbeing support

Hybrid working arrangements

Descrizione del lavoro

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking an Executive Assistant to organise meetings, draft agendas and minute proceedings. You will manage responses, support the Corporate Leadership Network, and liaise with the public and councillors on behalf of colleagues.

The role requires GCSEs in Maths/English or equivalent, strong IT skills (MS Office) and prior EA experience. A confidential, team-based approach and ability to work flexibly are essential. Hybrid working and benefits are offered.

Competenze

• GCSE Maths and English at a good level or equivalent.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent, or willingness to train.
• Previous Executive Assistant experience and strong IT skills.

Mansioni

• Organise meetings and conferences, develop agendas and ensure timely action.
• Attend and minute meetings.
• Manage workload information and field inquiries for service issues.
• Liaise with the public and elected Members on behalf of colleagues.
• Provide cover across the team and assist with projects as directed.

Conoscenze

MS Office

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Initiative

Teamwork

Meeting scheduling

Minuting meetings

Formazione

GCSE Maths & English

NVQ Level 3

Strumenti

Word processing

Excel

PowerPoint

Internet

Descrizione del lavoro

• Ensuring all aspects of meetings/ conferences are organised, agendas developed, and prompt action taken maintaining timely responses to deadlines at all times.
• Attending and minuting meetings.
• Remain conversant with workloads for the Corporate Leadership Network in order to assist with management of workload and field enquires on service issues.
• Liaising with members of the public and elected Members on behalf of colleagues in the Corporate Leadership Network.
• Undertaking tasks for the team, project work and research as directed with minimal supervision.
• Receive, sort and prioritise mail, and emails, redirecting as appropriate and responding to all routine correspondence without direction.
• Providing cover across the team as and when required.
• Supporting colleagues in the Executive Support Team., Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused Respectful Efficient Supportive Trustworthy Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

You will be able to demonstrate a good level of general education to GCSE standard in Mathematics and English or equivalent along with advanced IT Skills in MS Office, plus NVQ 3 or equivalent, or a willingness to train. Previous experience of working as an Executive Assistant and substantial experience in use of IT systems e.g. Word processing, spreadsheets, internet, Excel, power point is essential. You will be aware of the requirement for confidentiality at all times. You must have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and establish good working relationships, able to arrange conferences and meetings, act on your own initiative, able to contribute positively at team meetings and have excellent communication skills, both orally and written. You will have the ability to complete tasks and projects on time and to a high standard, demonstrating a can-do attitude, ability to prioritise and manage own workloads and a willingness to work flexibly.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we're transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people. You'll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think! Why choose us? We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.