Executive Support Manager

Job Switch; Little London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Little London is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant (EA) to support the Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health. The role involves providing high-level administrative assistance, advising on decisions, and managing support staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in social care and familiarity with CQC inspection processes. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a focus on collaboration and culture change.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting senior leadership, ideally in a social care environment.
• Familiarity with the CQC inspection process is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Advise the Executive Director on operational and policy decisions.
• Drive priority objectives of the Directorate.
• Develop relationships with senior officers and colleagues across the Council.
• Work with internal communications and policy to support the Senior Leadership Team.
• Ensure smooth operation of the Directorate.
• Oversee key corporate activity within the Directorate.

Job description

Overview

We are essentially looking for an experienced EA to support the Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Health. Ideally this person will have experience in this field and be familiar with the CQC inspection process. However, this is not an essential criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient, modern and appropriate administrative support to the Councils Senior Leadership Team, through direct support to an Executive Director and through line management of two Executive Support Officers.
• Act as trusted a partner and adviser to an Executive Director, supporting them to make well-informed operational and policy decisions.
• Drive forward and champion the priorities and policy objectives of the Directorate, both within the Directorate and across the organisation.
• Develop strong relationships with senior officers and colleagues across the Council, working strategically to ensure Executive Directors are fully briefed, organised and equipped for day-to-day management of the organisation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Chief Executives division; internal communications, policy, strategic transformation to support the Senior Leadership Team to model best practice and be ambassadors for culture change.
• Support the smooth operation of the Directorate, utilising strong understanding of directorate priorities to forward plan agendas, ensure key actions are followed up, synthesise and understand complex information relating the business of the directorate.
• Coordinate and oversee key corporate activity within the Directorate, taking responsibility for the implementation of efficient, organised and user friendly processes that are aligned with the wider organisation.