Executive Support - Chief Executive Office

5 Star Recruitment; Sutton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Recruitment in Sutton, United Kingdom is seeking a highly motivated individual to provide strategic administrative support to the Chief Executive and the wider corporate management team. You will help ensure meetings run smoothly, manage information for meetings, arrange travel and prepare materials.

This role offers a pathway into local government, exposing you to private office dynamics and high‑level decision making.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic administrative support to the Chief Executive and wider corporate management team.
• Ensure meetings run smoothly and prepare materials for meetings.
• Arrange travel and manage information required for meetings.
• Take minutes and track actions as instructed by the Executive Support Lead.

Job description

Executive Support - Chief Executive Office

Sutton, United Kingdom

£ 19.74 - 39.48 (British Pound Sterling)

About the job Executive Support - Chief Executive Office

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide strategic support to the Chief Executive. This is a high profile role which requires a candidate with the right skills and experience. You will be responsible for delivering a high quality service, you will possess excellent organisation, prioritisation and interpersonal skills in order to provide strategic support to the Chief Executive and wider corporate management team to ensure operational risks, opportunities and issues are considered.

This is a great career starting opportunity in Local Government. Whilst the core of the role is to provide administrative support you will have a unique insight into the working of a private office environment. You will work alongside senior leaders at the Council and gain insight into organisational and political considerations.

Reporting to the Executive Support Lead, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day running of the Chief Executive's office. This opportunity might ideally suit a recent graduate or someone making their first steps into a career in the public sector.

An exceptionally organised individual who can muti-task, you will be expected to undertake administrative functions for the office including ensuring the Chief Executive has the information they require for meetings, arranging travel, minute taking and tracking and undertaking case work as instructed by the Executive Support Lead (your line manager).