Full time / 37 hours per week / Permanent
Do you have excellent leadership qualities and would like to play a key role in providing vital support to high profile Directors and Executive Councillors who are responsible for the delivery of key services to the whole of the city?
Then this exciting opportunity might be for you.
We are currently looking for an Executive Support Team Leader to join our Corporate Resources division as part of our Directorate team.
Effectively leading a team of 11 you’ll be responsible for providing and co-ordinating administrative support to facilitate the work of Directors and Executive Members, across the full range of their responsibilities, in accordance with systems, statutory procedures, legislation, corporate standards and policies.
You’ll also be involved in supporting key Civic Events such as the annual Remembrance Service, Annual Council and Armed Forces Day.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday Flexible working.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll work with directors in respect to; flexibly and creatively lead the departmental Executive Assistant Team.
You’ll respectively Improve and standardise services and ensure staff requirements are met throughout the Corporate Executive Assistant Team.
Providing a wide-range administrative support and working as part of a flexible team, you’ll also provide cover as necessary during periods of absence.
You’ll also review and creatively develop administrative processes and systems in line with statutory procedures, legislation, corporate standards, and policies.
Furthermore, you’ll co-ordinate, organise and prioritise meetings and commitments and administrate complex management meetings on a regular and ad-hoc basis, ensuring suitable availability of membership, preparation of venue arrangements, update and circulation of papers, production.
What you’ll need
The ideal candidate for this post will be an effective leader, must have previous experience of supervision/management of staff and application of performance management principles.
Experience of supporting managers or executives e.g. working in the capacity of PA/Secretary for a senior manager or working within an executive office.
Knowledge of relevant regulations, legislation, processes, standards and best practice that affect service/s supported Experience of compiling reports and management information, IT literacy is also essential for this role.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at out benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Matthew Reeves matthew.reeves@leicester.gov.uk
0116 4546352
Interview/Assessments will take place on Thursday the 20th January 2022.
