Job Description

The Senior Management Support Team is part of the wider Customer Service Team, providing support to the Senior Management Team (SMT) to deliver The Deal, to everyone who lives or works here, to create a better Borough.

The Senior Management Support Team work closely with colleagues across the organization, residents and communities in the Borough and partners across Greater Manchester and further afield.

As a Personal Assistant you will provide a pro-active, comprehensive, high quality and confidential administrative support service to the SMT.

The role will be fundamental in supporting senior managers in diary management and their day to day work planning. You will present yourself well in terms of representing the Council in a positive and professional manner and work collaboratively across the team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will have extensive experience of working in a personal assistant service offering high quality support and delivering on targets and outcomes. You’ll have a background of contributing to service improvements and anticipating changing business needs. You will understand the need for absolute confidentiality whilst understanding the political dimensions of a Local Authority. You will be IT literate to a very high level with an extensive knowledge of a range of software packages. You’ll be confident, resilient, and assertive and a great communicator. You’ll be a good problem solver who can make decisions and use your interpersonal skills to influence others.