Director's Personal Assistant

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Director's Personal Assistant
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 3, 3rd Floor
• Salary: £28,900 - £32,020 per annum
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 11/08/2023
• Job Requisition Number: 6942
• This post is not open to job share

Do you have what it takes to be a Director's Personal Assistant?

Are you looking for a new challenge within an everchanging and fast-paced environment?

Do you want to work in an inclusive, friendly, and supportive, team which is at the heart of the Council?

The Executive Support Team is looking for 2 dynamic individuals to provide comprehensive and personal support to members of the Council’s Senior Leadership Team, based at the Shire Hall.

About You

Successful candidates must have excellent interpersonal skills; be highly organised and efficient, as well as being diplomatic; able to deal with sensitive and confidential matters with the utmost trust. Communicating effectively, proactively managing a diverse and varied workload, you will need to meet tight internal and external deadlines, whilst juggling priorities, in a flexible and adaptable way.

You will be responsible for over-seeing and co-ordinating (across the council’s services) all issues involving the Director in order to provide comprehensive, proactive, integrated support to efficiently manage the Director’s expectations and requirements. You will be expected to act on the Director’s behalf (both on request and proactively) to support them in carrying out their strategic and managerial responsibilities.

About Us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

Flexible and agile working opportunities 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service

An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)

Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family

Career development and qualification opportunities

Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

An in-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

We offer flexible working with a mix of remote and home working, balancing service need and personal choice.

How to Apply

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bex Hughes, Executive Support Team Manager.

Closing date: Wednesday 11 August 2023

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by email after the closing date.

Previous candidates need not apply.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Director’s Personal Assistant Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.