Executive Support Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Kidderminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government office is seeking an Executive Support Officer to provide high-quality administrative support to the Corporate Leadership Team in Kidderminster. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational skills and must be able to maintain confidentiality. The position involves handling inquiries from various stakeholders and requires flexibility in working hours, including availability for evening meetings.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and forward planning skills.
• Experience in taking minutes of meetings.
• Ability to communicate at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Corporate Leadership Team.
• Act as an aide to the Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members.
• Handle inquiries professionally and confidentially.

Skills

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Confidentiality maintenance

Planning and preparation

Job description

About you

Do you have excellent organisational and forward planning skills, able to complete work to a high standard of accuracy and presentation? Do you have experience of planning and preparing meetings, experience in taking notes / minutes of meetings? Can you communicate effectively at all levels?

If you have answered ‘yes’, then you may well be just what we are looking for.

The role

We have a vacancy within the Executive Support Team. The role is to act as an aide to the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) to enable them to perform their roles to maximum efficiency and effectiveness and to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times. This will include providing high quality and comprehensive secretarial and administrative support.

To act as an aide to the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Members, and the Chairman to enable them to perform their roles to maximum efficiency and effectiveness and to ensure confidentiality is maintained at all times.

Dealing professionally, politely and confidentially with enquiries from staff, elected politicians, members of the public and external organisations. Interpret requests for information and solve routine problems. This will include email, telephone and face to face contact.

Additional information

• Flexible approach to working hours, able to work outside normal office hours if necessary, including a requirement to be available for evening meetings.
• The closing date for applications is 12th October 2025, but we reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

We understand you may use AI tools to help you prepare your application. While these tools can be helpful, please ensure everything you share about your experiences, skills, and qualifications is authentic and truly reflects you. Your genuine story and real achievements are what we are most interested in!

Wyre Forest District Council is an equal opportunities employer

Attached documents

RoleProfile-ExecutiveSupportOfficerSeptember2025.pdf