Job Role: Executive Assistant
Salary: Up to £24 per hour
Location: South London
Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Executive Assistant based in a Local Authority in South London.

The main duties of the role are as followings;

Provide a professional and comprehensive support function to a range of Directors and senior managers
Work collaboratively as part of a team of Strategic and Executive Officers to ensure the council delivers an efficient and effective service to our citizens, stakeholders and partners.
Support and contribute to a range of projects as allocated and drawn from the Division's work programme, contributing to the delivery of innovative policy, customer intelligence, equalities, business improvement and/or quality assurance, by providing analytical and research support in particular.
Build and maintain professional contacts and relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders including senior representatives of the council, councillors and other public, private and third sector organisations.
Coordinate and manage workloads to ensure that the needs of the Directors and their direct reports are met according to the demands of the service.

Skills

Knowledge of office management practices and procedures
A strong understanding of working in complex organisations and the importance of public service, ethics and standards, partnership working and customer care.
Strong working knowledge of technology including MS Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project)
Understanding of different computing platforms and their uses (including desktop, tablets, smart phones) and knowledge of new and emerging technologies
Knowledge of office procedures in relation to document managem
Flexible and new ways of working
Experience of providing PA support, in a busy and demanding environment.

Clients are looking to interview and shortlist shortly, so please submit your CV promptly for consideration.

Please apply with submission of your CV and Chandani Jethwa from our London CPE office will be in touch. For more information and a confidential chat about the position, please do not hesitate to call us on 0203 680 0630.

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Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

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