Job description
Directorate- Assistant Chief Executive's
Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week.
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit to a Senior Personal Assistant role within the Council.
This postholder will provide high level executive and technical support directly to the Chief Executive, and will provide advice, guidance and appropriate responses on behalf of the Chief Executive.
The role sits in the Assistant Chief Executive’s Directorate and is part of the Corporate Management Support Unit within Democratic Services. The postholder will be the primary contact for the Chief Executive’s office and will be responsible for pro-actively managing, coordinating, and prioritising the workload of the Chief Executive.
The postholder will act as a liaison between the Chief Executive and the Strategic Leadership Team and Cabinet, and will liaise with the cohort of Elected Members, constituents, and a wide range of internal and external bodies on behalf of the Chief Executive on a daily basis.
This role will be required to work very closely with the Office Manager.
For an informal confidential discussion about the post, please contact Lesley Harrison, Cabinet and Corporate Management Support Manager, on 01709 822771 or contact via email at [email protected]
This post will have access to the Public Services Network, if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records check at the Basic level (unspent criminal convictions).
From 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2024 employees paid at Band D and above are subject to a temporary pay reduction of 1.15% spread out by means of a weekly / monthly deduction (dependent on pay frequency) from each pay period over the full financial year. In recognition of implementing this temporary measure, those who experience a pay reduction will be awarded of three additional day’s leave (pro rata for part-time).
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. For further information, please visit our website.