Senior Executive Support Officer

Royal Borough of Greenwich; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking two Senior Executive Support Officers to provide professional support to the Place & Growth directorate centered on planning, regeneration, and economic growth. You will manage complex diaries, coordinate meetings, draft responses, and act as a liaison with Members and external partners.

A fast-paced, politically sensitive environment requires discretion and strong organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience providing executive or senior administrative support.
• Experience working with senior managers and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of local government governance processes and the role of elected Members and officers.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive executive and administrative support to the Directorate Management Team.
• Manage complex diaries, calendars and meeting schedules, ensuring senior officers' time is used effectively and priorities are appropriately managed.
• Manage senior officer inboxes, prioritising correspondence, allocating actions and drafting responses where appropriate.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, collate reports and briefing papers, and monitor actions to ensure deadlines are met.
• Act as a key point of contact for Members, senior officers, partners, government agencies, developers and other stakeholders.
• Assist with the production of Directorate communications, including newsletters, staff briefings and intranet content.
• Support a range of business administration activities, projects and initiatives across the Directorate.

Skills

Executive support

Stakeholder management

Diary management

Administrative support

Tools

Electronic diaries

Inbox management

Job description

About The Role

The Place & Growth directorate is seeking to recruit two highly organised and proactive Senior Executive Support Officers to support the Directorate’s Management Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of a high-profile Directorate responsible for delivering services that shape places, communities and economic growth across the borough, including Planning, Regeneration, Capital Delivery and Employment & Skills.

Working closely with the Director of Place & Growth and Directorate Management Team, you will provide professional executive support that enables senior leaders to operate effectively in a fast-paced and politically sensitive environment. The role requires excellent organisational skills, sound judgement, professionalism and the ability to manage a wide range of competing priorities.

What You Will Be Doing

As a Senior Executive Support Officer, you will:

• Provide comprehensive executive and administrative support to the Directorate Management Team.


• Manage complex diaries, calendars and meeting schedules, ensuring senior officers' time is used effectively and priorities are appropriately managed.


• Manage senior officer inboxes, prioritising correspondence, allocating actions and drafting responses where appropriate.


• Coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, collate reports and briefing papers, and monitor actions to ensure deadlines are met.


• Act as a key point of contact for Members, senior officers, partners, government agencies, developers and other stakeholders.


• Assist with the production of Directorate communications, including newsletters, staff briefings and intranet content.


• Support a range of business administration activities, projects and initiatives across the Directorate.

About You

You will have substantial experience providing executive or senior administrative support, and be confident working with senior managers and stakeholders, managing complex electronic diaries and inboxes on behalf of senior leaders. You will have a good understanding of local government, governance processes and the role of elected Members and officers, and have strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads effectively under pressure.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting the leadership team and contributing to the effective delivery of the Directorate's priorities. You will gain exposure to major projects and initiatives that contribute to the growth and development of the borough while working alongside a supportive and collaborative management team. If you are an experienced executive support professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys working at the heart of decision-making, we would love to hear from you.

Working arrangements:

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum expectation of three days per week in the office.

Diversity Statement:

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close

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Early Advert Close

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How Applications are Scored

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary

Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.