Senior Personal Assistant

The starting salary for this role is GBP31,273 per annum for a 36 hour working week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surrey County Council's Land and Property service. Are you looking for a new opportunity to develop your career in Land and Property, working alongside enthusiastic professionals who want to make a difference?

Land and Property is involved in an improvement programme with a view to delivering a more efficient and cost-effective provision of services which links everything back to its finance, business, resource capability and culture across the Council's ambitious estates programme.

We are looking for an experienced individual to provide senior assistance and secretarial support to the Capital Delivery Assistant Director in relation to managing, organising, prioritising and co-ordinating their work. This will involve complex diary management, organising meetings and away days, producing complex reports and presentations and ensuring the Director is well briefed and prepared with the relevant paperwork for all meetings.

The Senior Personal Assistant to the Assistant Director is a high-profile role where tact, initiative, discretion and the ability to perform to the highest of professional standards are critical. The role will also require liaising with Cabinet Members and Officers within the organisation and externally with districts and boroughs and other public, private, voluntary and independent agencies and representative organisations in support of the leadership of the Council. You will need to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion, together with the ability to enable successful relationships with key contacts.

To apply and be considered for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Experience of working with Assistant Directors or Directors, Senior Officers and/or Members, with a successful track record of organising events
• Experience of diary management and administration at a high level

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.

For more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

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Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Lisa Harris by e-mail at . We look forward to receiving your application.

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The job advert closes at 23:59 on 08/06/2021.

Interview date to be confirmed.

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Surrey County 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. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

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