Job Summary:

Salary range: £35,223 - £38,934 per annum (Pending pay award)
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 16th July 2023
Interview date: Week commencing 24th July 2023

About Us:

In Kensington and Chelsea, we have recently launched our Council Plan which sets out our priorities for the next four years. The plan will be directly shaped by conversations with residents, stakeholders, and council staff, putting community involvement at its core. Embedding lessons from the Grenfell tragedy and recovering from the pandemic will be central to all we do.

The role of the Resources Directorate which comprises Finance, HR and OD, Customer, Audit Fraud and Risk, Customer Delivery and Digital, Data and Technology is critical in addressing these key strategic priorities, as well as ensuring that the Council operates in the most effective manner and embraces innovation and new ways of working. The role will be part of a newly created team working for the Head of Strategy and Operations (Resources) which will provide high quality executive support to the Executive Director and Director of Finance and Director of Customer Delivery.

The Role:

As a Business Support Co-ordinator in the Resources Directorate, you will play an important part in supporting Executive Director and Directors with the following work:

Provide high quality executive support including diary management, forward planning and trouble shooting
Production of high quality reports for senior audiences, including Directors and Lead Members
High quality briefings to Directors and Council Members
Undertaking research and horizon scanning on government policy, legislation and best practice
Supporting business planning and policy development activities across the Directorate
Planning and delivery of communication and events across the Directorate
Deputise for the Head of Strategy and Operations

Success in this role requires a high level of enthusiasm and initiative, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, whilst working collaboratively in a small and high-impact team.

Please refer to the Job Description for more information

About You:

This is a role where you will be able to learn a great deal about local authority at a high level and develop your skills further in a fast-paced environment. Empathic, enthusiastic and flexible, you’ll be driven by a commitment to making a positive difference to residents’ lives. To succeed, you will need experience of working in a business support or executive assistant role at senior management level, as well as working within a team.

In return, you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays.

Please apply online explaining how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification and job description. CV’s alone will not be considered for this role.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.

Application process

Please do not upload any documents, including CVs/Covering Letters or supporting statements, as these documents will not be reviewed and could result in your application not being shortlisted.

You should describe how you meet the person specification requirements for the position you are applying for in Section G of the application form.

Additional information

We are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

We engage our staff with a variety of learning types including face-to-face and virtual learning because we want to ensure our staff understand our values and behaviours, grow their skills and develop their careers.

This post is covered by the Fluency Duty, as outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers.

We do not accept speculative CVs from any source.

Please note, we will primarily contact candidates by e-mail throughout the recruitment process, please monitor your email junk / spam folder as our system generated emails may be allocated to these folders by your email settings.

If you experience difficulties with the recruitment application process, please contact the recruitment team by email: [email protected]

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