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Are you looking for a new challenge in an organisation committed to making a real difference and where you will be highly valued for the contribution you make?

Our leadership team are committed to making a real difference to the lives of people of Cambridgeshire and you will play a vital role in supporting them to do deliver their ambition to create a greener, fairer, and more caring Cambridgeshire. Supporting two members of our leadership team, we are looking for a Personal Assistant to deliver efficient, effective and proactive support to enable them to focus on the key priorities and strategic needs of the organisation.

We have contracts available on both a permanent and fixed term basis and we are interested to hear from candidates who would like to both work on a full time and part time basis (minimum 18.5 hours per week). This is a fantastic opportunity for you to make a highly valued contribution to Cambridgeshire. We are passionate about flexible working, with several flexible working options available and the ability to work on a hybrid basis.

If you think this could be you, please get in touch for an initial conversation with Emma Duncan, Service Director for Legal and Governance at [email protected].

You will play an important role in providing professional, proactive and confidential support to a jointly assigned Service Director or Assistant Director, to enable them and the organisation to focus on our organisational priorities and for their respective services to operate as efficiently and effectively as possible. In providing personal support this will include diary management and email monitoring, agenda management, minute taking and acting as a link to key corporate areas of work the co—ordination of MP enquiries, complaints and internal governance processes.

As a Personal Assistant you will have well developed knowledge of business administration processes and IT systems. You will have an A-C grade in GCSE English and Maths or equivalent standard. You will have well-developed knowledge of general business requirements such as HR and finance processes, information management, risk management, customer service and health and safety.

You will be able to anticipate and pre-empt challenges and provide solutions with a calm, balanced and positive approach demonstrating good judgement. You will develop strong and effective working relationship with colleagues, stakeholders and partners which benefit the council, communities and wider services.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible working
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensive wellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
• A comprehensive pension scheme
• IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employee recognition scheme