Job Details
We are looking for an Executive Support Officer to provide outstanding administrative and executive support to the Chief Executive.
This includes: extensive diary and inbox management; taking accurate meeting notes; acting as a key interface between the Chief Executive and internal and external stakeholders; managing a small team of Executive Support Assistants and working collaboratively with the wider Executive Support Team.
To work as part of the Executive Support Team providing a comprehensive, coordinated
and efficient support service to the Council’s senior leadership, enabling Directors t o
deliver their strategic and operational objectives.
● To provide proactive, reliable and confidential administrative support t o t he Group
Director including: extensive diary and inbox management; minute taking; acting
as t he key interface between Hackney Management Team (HMT) and internal and
external stakeholders; anticipating t he needs of t he Group Director and responding
accordingly.
● To ensure t he smooth running of administrative t asks across t he wider Directorate
including t he administration of performance indication information and Freedom of
Information (FOI) Act requests; maintaining and updating databases, structure
charts, Gifts & Hospitality records and Forward Plans.
● To manage a team of Executive Support Assistants providing support t o Strategic
Directors and Directors and t o manage resources effectively so t hat support t o
Directors and HMT i s proportionate and consistent and t hat cover i s i n place at all
times.
● To work with and support t he Executive Support Manager i n ensuring HMT
objectives are communicated and actioned effectively within t he directorate and
ensuring effective forward planning.
The role involves a mixture of home and office-based working as needed.
The council will be holding in person interviews on Friday 13 September.
Umbrella hourly rate –
