Executive Assistant

Advert for Executive Assistant to the Assistant Director of Adult Social Care

If you have experience providing administrative and executive support and are looking for an exciting new opportunity to work in a team aiming to improve the lives of adults in Medway to live happier and healthier lives, then this is the job for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Executive Assistant to provide administrative and executive support to the Assistant Director of Adult Social Care.

In this role you will lead on key projects and provide a high level of executive support to the Assistant Director. This includes a wide range of activities and responsibilities, ranging from providing; reports, presentations and briefing notes and supporting various meetings; organisation, agenda setting and distribution, record of meetings and management of action logs to supervision of the personal assistant to ensure the smooth running of the Assistant Director’s office.

As the successful candidate, you will have relevant experience and be proficient in the skills required for the role (technical and personal). You will also be able to evidence advanced organisational skills and be able to build strong relationships at all levels within and outside of the organisation.

This role offers a hybrid working model however, there will be an expectation to be in the council building a minimum of one day a week.

If you have any questions about the role please contact: claire.munroscott@medway.gov.uk

Closing date: Friday 3^rd January 2025

Interviews are due to take place on the: TBC W/C 13^th or 20^th January 2025

In return we offer you:

 

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

 

We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency.  Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change. 

 

Our organisation:

Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.

Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.

 

We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.

Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.

Important Information-

Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile

Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement

Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.

For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.

Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.  All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.

 

Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.