Personal Assistant
Camden Council
£33,789 - £38,465
Job Level:
Level 3, Zone 1 Work Location:
5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG Hours per week:
36 hours per week Contract Type:
1 x Permanent Contract and 1 x FTC for 12 months Alternative flexible working options available open to discussion Anonymised Application - in keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion, the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias. As an experienced and professional Personal Assistant, you will join the Directorate support team within the Business Support Service to provide exceptional service. The role
You’ll be a creative thinker who can use your knowledge, judgement, and initiative to ensure that Directors' diaries and inboxes are managed in the most effective and efficient way. Enabling Chief Officers to focus on delivering their strategic objectives, you will work closely with other Personal Assistants to ensure that departmental business is monitored and tracked. To succeed, you will need to work closely with Chief Officers, Elected Members, and a diverse range of internal and external customers. In ensuring that the highest levels of customer service are maintained, you will represent Chief Officers in a positive and professional manner. You will also need to work closely with other Personal Assistants and Executive Support Leads, ensuring that professional and accurate meeting support is provided to Cabinet Member and Departmental Management team meetings. This is an exciting, varied, and at times challenging role. You’ll need to be flexible and adaptable and have experience of problem-solving and prioritising sometimes conflicting business needs. About you
You will have a Personal Assistant background and substantial experience of providing quality PA support at a senior management level. You will be experienced at managing the diaries and inboxes of more than one Chief Officer. You will be an individual that can work well as part of a team and thrive in an empowered environment. You will have an exceptional eye for detail and need to work using sound judgement and your own initiative to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities. You will be an extremely customer-focused individual, who has experience of developing good relationships with a range of staff and customers - including elected Members. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to see things clearly from others' viewpoints. You will be an experienced problem solver who can work on their own initiative and with others to identify creative and innovative solutions. You will also be adaptable and flexible in your approach to work and have excellent organisational skills that enable you to manage a complex and varied workload. If you are interested in this role, click here to apply now. Closing Date:
15th October 2023; 23:59 Interviews to be held:
wc 30th October 2023 Working for Camden
Working for Camden, you'll receive a host of great benefits. To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website. Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people, or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
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Level 3, Zone 1 Work Location:
5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG Hours per week:
36 hours per week Contract Type:
1 x Permanent Contract and 1 x FTC for 12 months Alternative flexible working options available open to discussion Anonymised Application - in keeping with Camden's commitment to inclusion, the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias. As an experienced and professional Personal Assistant, you will join the Directorate support team within the Business Support Service to provide exceptional service. The role
You’ll be a creative thinker who can use your knowledge, judgement, and initiative to ensure that Directors' diaries and inboxes are managed in the most effective and efficient way. Enabling Chief Officers to focus on delivering their strategic objectives, you will work closely with other Personal Assistants to ensure that departmental business is monitored and tracked. To succeed, you will need to work closely with Chief Officers, Elected Members, and a diverse range of internal and external customers. In ensuring that the highest levels of customer service are maintained, you will represent Chief Officers in a positive and professional manner. You will also need to work closely with other Personal Assistants and Executive Support Leads, ensuring that professional and accurate meeting support is provided to Cabinet Member and Departmental Management team meetings. This is an exciting, varied, and at times challenging role. You’ll need to be flexible and adaptable and have experience of problem-solving and prioritising sometimes conflicting business needs. About you
You will have a Personal Assistant background and substantial experience of providing quality PA support at a senior management level. You will be experienced at managing the diaries and inboxes of more than one Chief Officer. You will be an individual that can work well as part of a team and thrive in an empowered environment. You will have an exceptional eye for detail and need to work using sound judgement and your own initiative to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities. You will be an extremely customer-focused individual, who has experience of developing good relationships with a range of staff and customers - including elected Members. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to see things clearly from others' viewpoints. You will be an experienced problem solver who can work on their own initiative and with others to identify creative and innovative solutions. You will also be adaptable and flexible in your approach to work and have excellent organisational skills that enable you to manage a complex and varied workload. If you are interested in this role, click here to apply now. Closing Date:
15th October 2023; 23:59 Interviews to be held:
wc 30th October 2023 Working for Camden
Working for Camden, you'll receive a host of great benefits. To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website. Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people, or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
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