Personal Assistant - Executive Support Council Posted

Grade: F scp 17 £ 31,022 to scp 23 £ 34,434

Contract:

Permanent
Essential Requirement: NVQ Level 5 or equivalent in a Business-related subject (or relevant experience)

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Are you an exceptional organiser with a natural curiosity, strong initiative and a passion for supporting senior leaders? We’re looking for a proactive and highly efficient Personal Assistant (PA) to join Bolton Council’s established Executive Support Team.

This is more than just an administrative role. As a key part of the Council’s leadership support structure, you’ll provide high level, confidential and strategic executive assistance to our Chief Officers. Your work will directly enable the Corporate Leadership Team (CLT) and Directorate Leadership Teams (DLTs) to deliver their priorities and drive forward the Council’s strategic aims.

In this fast paced and varied position, you will provide comprehensive executive support to Chief Officers, including strategic diary management, email handling and prioritisation of key tasks. You will act as a trust first point of contact for the Chief Officers, including arranging high level internal and external meetings, administering for this meetings on request.

As a member of the Executive Support Team, you will have the opportunity to produce high-quality briefing notes, presentations and reports to inform strategic decision making and work collaboratively across the Executive Support function, providing cover and cross-team support when needed. This brings an exciting opportunity to support the Council and residents of Bolton at a strategic level. You’ll be joining an experienced, supportive, and solutions focused team who take pride in helping the Council’s leadership operate effectively.

We’re looking for someone who can operate confidently at a senior level and who thrives in a role where no two days are the same.

You will be highly organised, with excellent planning and time-management skills. Successful candidates will be proactive and naturally curious, anticipating needs and seeking information that supports effective decision making. You will be a strong communicator, technically confident in Microsoft packages including Outlook, Word and SharePoint.

You will also bring experience in supporting senior officers, maintaining electronic filing systems and producing professional reports and presentations.

If this sounds like the next step you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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