Personal Assistant - Oldham, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Oldham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Oldham Council
***Assistant Chief Executive

Policy, Performance & Corporate Leadership / Executive Support

Ref:
G4/OL-91779

Contract Type:
Permanent

Salary:
Grade 4 - £26,421 - £28,770 p.a.

Hours: 36 hours, 40 mins per week

Based:
Civic Centre, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1UT

Closing date:
Sunday 28th April 2024

Shortlisting & Interview Dates:
w/c 6th May 2024

Job Description and Person

Role overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to join Oldham Council.

If successful you will provide a proactive and comprehensive Executive Support Service to the Senior Management Team across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

Key Requirements
To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

Experience of providing secretarial/PA support to a Senior Manager/Director or similar role within an organisation and you will be entirely confident using technology. Above all, going the extra mile to deliver an impeccable level of service will be second nature to you.
Outstanding communication skills (written and oral), ability to work to competing and tight deadlines and an insatiable appetite for work planning, prioritising and highly developed organisation.
Experience of working within a team. You must be able to work at pace with attention to detail, with the ability to multitask and switch between a number of conflicting priorities. You will be able to work on your own initiative as well as playing a critical role in an important team. You will be a loyal individual who upholds a high level of confidentiality.

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Diversity and Inclusion

At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve.

We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background.

We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.

About Us

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.

Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans.

We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.

Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels.

You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

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