Senior Exec Assistant – Governance & Briefings (Hybrid)

Adecco (Portugal); Coulsdon; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is recruiting an Executive Officer for Croydon with hybrid working (3 days in office). The role offers a 3-month contract, 36 hours per week, ASAP start, and an hourly rate of £26.68 PAYE / £35.48 Umbrella.

You will provide confidential support to the Corporate Director of Children's Services and help drive priority delivery. Work involves managing a complex diary, preparing briefings and papers, taking minutes for meetings, and coordinating actions across senior leaders and governance

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing executive support to a senior leader within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience managing demanding diaries, inboxes and competing priorities with minimal supervision.
• Experience preparing high-quality briefings, reports, presentations and correspondence.
• Strong experience supporting senior leadership and governance meetings, including agenda management, minute taking and action tracking.
• Proven ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Experience identifying, managing and escalating risks, issues and competing priorities.
• Previous management or supervisory experience.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-level, confidential support to the Corporate Director of Children's Services.
• Managing a complex diary, inbox and correspondence, ensuring competing priorities are effectively coordinated.
• Preparing high-quality briefings, reports, presentations and meeting papers to support informed decision making.
• Taking accurate minutes and tracking actions from up to 2-3 meetings per week, including both in-person and hybrid meetings.
• Coordinating and monitoring actions arising from senior leadership, governance and partnership meetings.
• Supporting the preparation and quality assurance of Cabinet, Scrutiny, Directorate and corporate reports.
• Maintaining oversight of key deadlines, forward plans and priority work programmes.
• Building productive relationships with senior officers, Members and colleagues across the Council.
• Supporting the delivery of directorate priorities by monitoring progress, identifying risks and helping to drive improvement activity.
• Leading, supporting and coordinating the work of Executive Support Officers where applicable.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Briefings & reports

Minute taking

Governance meetings

Stakeholder coordination

Risk management

Supervisory experience

Discretion & integrity

Job description

Adecco is recruiting an Executive Officer for Croydon with hybrid working (3 days in office). The role offers a 3-month contract, 36 hours per week, ASAP start, and an hourly rate of £26.68 PAYE / £35.48 Umbrella.

You will provide confidential support to the Corporate Director of Children's Services and help drive priority delivery. Work involves managing a complex diary, preparing briefings and papers, taking minutes for meetings, and coordinating actions across senior leaders and governance