Position: Full-time temporary Executive Officer
Location: Warrington
Contract: 6 months
Working Hours: 37 per week Mon-Fri - hybrid working
Pay rate: £15.39 per hour
Brook Street have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Officer to join our public sector client based in Warrington. This is a temporary assignment which will run for 6 months with a view to extend beyond this date.
Job description:
As Executive Assistant to Programme Director/Deputy Director, the successful candidate will provide direct support to the Programme Director or Deputy director in their interactions with policy teams, Ministers, and external stakeholders. Working in a small and friendly team where you will need to anticipate and resolve issues, prioritise competing demands and successfully support. Duties will include but not be limited to:
* Provide executive support to the Programme Director or Deputy Directors and wider team
* Support Director/Deputy Director and Private Secretary managing and prioritising multiple workstreams including urgent responses along with business as usual ensuring best use of time
* Manage the Programme Director's/ Deputy Directors time effectively to ensure they have sufficient time to do their work as well as attend key meetings.
* Organise and co-ordinate meetings, conference calls, video conferences, events and visits
* Booking meeting rooms, organise travel arrangements / logistics
* Store papers on SharePoint, maintain trackers and folders on SharePoint, and other MS excel related functions
Requirements:
* Experience in Outlook email and diary management
* Ability to work proactively and flexibly
* Able to identify risks, escalating and specifically proposing solutions, where required
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise day to day duties, manage time and work calmly under pressure
Benefits:
* Weekly pay, holidays and pension scheme
* Location accessible by public transport
Application Process:
To apply for this position, please apply online with your CV in WORD format
Important: Successful candidates will be subject to a thorough background and clearance check, including Criminal Record Checks (DBS Checks), Reference Checks (Employment, Education, and any gaps) covering the past three years, as well as Address checks for the past five years. This process may also include obtaining character references and/or other evidence to cover periods of unemployment.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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