Executive Assistant

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Haringey to assist with the appointment of an Executive Assistant, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £21.79 - £28.75 per hour

Summary:

The Executive Assistant role is responsible for ensuring the effective management of the Directors' schedules, coordinating meetings, monitoring communications, and supporting a range of operational and administrative functions across the service.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive diary management, administrative, and operational support to the Directors.
• Coordinate meetings, secure venues and meeting rooms, issue invitations, prepare agendas, circulate papers, and take minutes.
• Maintain action logs and monitor the completion of agreed actions.
• Ensure Directors are fully briefed and prepared for meetings and events.
• Manage meeting conflicts, issue apologies where required, and prioritise attendance in consultation with the Directors.
• Monitor shared email inboxes, identifying and responding to urgent Member enquiries and other high-priority communications.

Qualification:

• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent), including English and Mathematics.

Essentials:

• Proven experience managing complex diaries and coordinating meetings for senior managers or directors.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing workloads.
• Strong minute-taking skills and experience maintaining action logs.
• Experience monitoring shared inboxes and handling confidential correspondence.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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