Executive Assistant

Overview

Executive Assistant

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WMJobs . Location: Civic Centre, Wolverhampton. Award-winning City of Wolverhampton Council is recruiting to an Executive Assistant post within the Executive Support Team to provide a high-quality, customer focused service to our Strategic Executive Board which includes the Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive and Directors.Salary

- £30,024-£33,699 (Grade 5).

Hours

- 37 hours.

Contract type

- full time, permanent.

Location

- Civic Centre, Wolverhampton.This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of the organisation with our senior leaders and support them to achieve our key priorities for the residents of Wolverhampton. This is a varied, demanding and high-profile role which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to build extensive knowledge and experience within local government.Responsibilities

The post holder will support our Directors and Heads of Service through the provision of customer-centric, efficient, effective and confidential executive support.The post holder is a key member of the Executive Support Team and is expected to work flexibly across different areas of the council to ensure that high quality support is always provided, enabling members of the senior management team to function effectively and provide a positive image of the organisation and city through excellent customer service.This role involves extensive diary and email management, ensuring customers are full briefed and prepared ahead of meetings, capturing actions and decisions, preparing meeting and conference packs, briefing notes and presentations as appropriate, as well as prioritising and delivering on a busy workload in an informed and efficient manner.The successful candidate will thrive in a busy environment and be innovative, and a customer-focused problem solver who is proactive and organised with great attention to detail.The successful candidate will need excellent communication and IT skills, the ability to build strong relationships, learn quickly and have proven knowledge, skills and experience to provide outstanding executive support at a senior level.If you are interested in applying for this position and require further information, please contact Libby Gregory at Libby.Gregory@wolverhampton.gov.uk.Application notes

For note: Please ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet the personnel specification.For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance.Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to attracting applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups.We are a Disability Confident Employer and have recognitions such as the Stonewall Gold Award and the RACE Code Quality Mark, reflecting our commitment to inclusion and equality.As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer and Gold Award Armed Forces employer, we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.Attached ..... full job details .....