Executive Assistant - North Walsham, United Kingdom - Norfolk County Council

Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council
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North Walsham, United Kingdom

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Temporary Executive Assistant I Approx. 6 month assignment to 31 March 2024 I £12.69 per hour (Scale F) | 18.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) I Hybrid/County Hall based


We have a part time opportunity for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our newly formed Executive Support service who providing PA / administrative support at Director and Senior Leadership level across the Council.

This role is to support the Operations Director within the Adults Community Services teams.

Duties of the roles will include:

  • Diary and meeting management
  • Administrative support for meetings, minuting and venue planning arrangements
  • Coordinating of correspondence, draft letter and complaint responses
  • Research, information gathering & data analysis.
This is a busy position where accuracy, discretion and confidentiality must always be observed.

The post/s support our integrated services and involves working closely with both Norfolk County Council and Norfolk Community Health and Care colleagues.


You will be a point of contact for both internal and external customers at all levels so excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a confident telephone manner are important for this role to ensure we deliver and maintain our high standards of customer care.

You will be forward thinking with a flexible approach to work, proactive with an ability to forward plan.

You will part of a team who support Community Services across Norfolk, be a good team player and feel comfortable to work on your own.

You will be able to demonstrate strong IT skills. Knowledge of Adult Social Care would be advantageous but not essential as training will be given.


Applicants should be able to demonstrate a good level of relevant office experience and the use of Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, MS Teams, SharePoint) combined with the ability to prioritise work when under pressure to meet deadlines.


You can also find out about the reward and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.

Please quote job reference: 3839


Closing date:
Sunday 13 August 2023


We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people.

Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.


We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.

Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.

Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents.

We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.


We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.


We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.

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