Executive & Event Assistant Maidstone, England
Maidstone Borough Council
Full Time
Maidstone, England
23498 - 25158 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Job reference
001866
Date posted
07/08/2023
Application closing date
06/09/2023
Location
Maidstone
Salary
Grade 6 £23,498 - £25,158 per annum
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Job category/type
Economic Development
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Job description
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and driven Executive & Event Assistant to join us in our award winning newly built, open and bright work space.
You will be expected to support the Innovation Manager and Innovation Centre Coordinator in the effective day-to-day running of the Innovation Centre.
Some of your duties may include:
- Ensure the events and meeting room bookings are coordinated from start to finish.
- Liaise with customers/businesses regarding their event/meeting booking; agree booking form requirements, arrange invoice and payments and setup the room layout requirements.
- Maintain stock control records and ensure supplies (catering, stationary and kitchen supplies) are ordered.
- Setting up new tenants and users via CRM system.
Maidstone Innovation Centre is a truly dynamic and innovative location for, primarily, businesses in Medtech, Life Science and Health. It will accommodate 270 jobs over its first 10 years. It is the most ambitious project the Council has undertaken with a high degree of scrutiny and interest in its success.
The Innovation Centre is quickly establishing itself as the hub for MedTech, Life Science and Healthcare professionals. You will strive to create an ecosystem that increases the output of high-tech health innovations. You will help provide a supportive environment to help businesses to develop and grow, creating a community of like-minded people.
About Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.
We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.
At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.
Our Offer:
A range of benefits including:
- 7am to 7pm flexi time to suit personal circumstances for most roles
- Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave.
- Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year.
- Free parking
- Range of flexible working opportunities to accommodate people’s home/work life balance including compressed hours, 9-day fortnight, part time.
- Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities
- Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Life Assurance – three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax.
- Annual flu vaccine
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping
- Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals
- A professional fee payment, if required for the role
About You:
Ideally, you will already have experience in a customer-facing role either in facility operations, hospitality or a related field.
Your priority will be to ensure a superior customer experience and you will have excellent communication, and organisational skills.
You will have experience and a good understanding of coordinating events and meetings for customers or businesses.
Selection Process:
Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful will be invited to an interview.
Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.
Maidstone Borough Council has a Sponsor License which enables successful candidates in eligible roles to be sponsored for work Visa purposes.
If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Sarah Tobias, Innovation Centre Manager on 01622 602462.
Interview Date: 19 & 20th September 2023
Maidstone Borough Council
www.leicester.gov.uk
Leicester, United Kingdom
Peter Soulsby
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
