Management Coordinator - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Woking, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job Introduction

The starting salary for this position is £29,291 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
The role is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity.

If you're a highly organised, confident communicator looking for a role that will put you at the heart of our busy Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate - look no further

The Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate provides a range of vital, specialist services directly to vulnerable children, young people and their families across Surrey.

Our Administration service supports the senior leadership teams (Directors and Assistant Directors), ensuring we provide effective and efficient business support for, and within, the team.

As a
Management Coordinator you will provide cover across the team, supporting different Directors and Assistant Directors. This will include diary coordination, organising meetings, managing correspondence, forward planning and taking meeting notes.

You will work closely with other Management Coordinators and Senior Team Administrators to ensure robust support is always in place.

This is a very varied and interesting role, where the environment can be fast paced As a Management Coordinator, you will be key in guaranteeing that all runs smoothly for the processes and managers you support.

As such, we're looking for someone who is highly organised, able to take responsibility and use initiative, as well as comfortable setting their own priorities to meet deadlines.

In this role you will be working with a variety of different internal departments and other external organisations and agencies, so you'll need to be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.

Due to the nature of the role, you should have previous experience of working with highly confidential information.

Here are the qualities, skills & experiences we are looking for in our Management Coordinator:

A solid background in administration in a busy office environment
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Teams
A good understanding of best practice business support processes
Personal confidence to handle difficult situations with sensitivity, diplomacy, tact and discretion
Ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others in order to achieve targets and deadlines
Ability to work effectively under pressure without supervision

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.

Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 26/03/2023 with interviews to follow.

A basic DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Details
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sharon Gibbons, Business Support Manager on

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