Interim Executive Officer

Brackenberry; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Brackenberry Ltd is seeking an Interim Executive Officer to provide high-level executive and operational support to a senior leader within the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The role involves managing a complex diary, coordinating meetings and engagements, and handling sensitive, politically significant matters.

The post holder will liaise with MPs, elected members and senior stakeholders, coordinating briefing materials and public engagements while exercising strong judgement and

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing executive/PA support to a senior executive, politician, elected member or high-profile leader.
• Proven ability to manage complex diaries, competing priorities and demanding workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong judgement, discretion and stakeholder management skills, with experience handling sensitive or high-profile matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive support to a senior leader.
• Manage a complex and changing diary, coordinating priorities and commitments.
• Liaise with MPs, elected members, government departments, businesses, community representatives, Police, Fire and other senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate briefing materials, meetings, events and public engagements.
• Handle sensitive, confidential and politically significant information with discretion.

Skills

Executive/PA support

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of an Interim Executive Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion.

Rate of Pay: £19.00 - £24.07 per hour

Summary

The Interim Executive Officer/PA will provide high-level executive and operational support to a senior leader within the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The role involves managing a complex and frequently changing diary, coordinating meetings and engagements, handling sensitive and politically significant matters, and acting as a key liaison with senior stakeholders.

The post holder will work in a highly visible and externally facing environment, requiring strong judgement, discretion and the ability to respond quickly to urgent issues and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive support to a senior leader.
• Manage a complex and changing diary, coordinating priorities and commitments.
• Liaise with MPs, elected members, government departments, businesses, community representatives, Police, Fire and other senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate briefing materials, meetings, events and public engagements.
• Handle sensitive, confidential and politically significant information with discretion.

Essentials

• Significant experience providing executive/PA support to a senior executive, politician, elected member or high-profile leader.
• Proven ability to manage complex diaries, competing priorities and demanding workloads in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong judgement, discretion and stakeholder management skills, with experience handling sensitive or high-profile matters.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer

Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important

We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.