Office Manager

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/683/2258

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent Full Time

Working Hours:

35

Location:

Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool

Closing Date:

06/10/2026

Job Category:

Administration

Region / Division:

Liverpool

Business Unit:

Adult Social Care and Health

Job title:
Office Manager

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Adult Social Care and Health Executive Office as Executive Assistant.

You will provide a high-quality and efficient executive support service to the Deputy Chief Executive/Corporate Director of Adult Care and Health and Directors within the service. You will work at the centre of a busy directorate, helping senior leaders manage competing priorities and ensuring that key activities, meetings, correspondence and actions are effectively coordinated.

• Providing comprehensive executive support, including proactive diary management and preparation for appointments, meetings and events
• Supporting the effective management of senior officers’ inboxes by organising and prioritising correspondence
• Coordinating work and activities that support the priorities of the Deputy Chief Executive/ Corporate Director and Directors
• Preparing and drafting professional emails, correspondence, reports, documents and presentations
• Compiling and distributing agendas and supporting papers, recording key actions and proactively monitoring progress
• Arranging and servicing online and in-person meetings, including Directorate Management Team meetings and Cabinet Member briefings
• Liaising professionally with senior officers, elected members, partner organisations and internal and external stakeholders
• Responding to public and internal enquiries, including Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests, in accordance with relevant procedures.
• Coordinating orders, invoices, travel and accommodation using the Council’s corporate systems
• Reviewing and improving administrative processes, making effective use of technology and identifying opportunities for automation and greater efficiency
• Exercising initiative and independent judgement to resolve issues, manage priorities and elevate or delegate urgent matters appropriately

The role also includes managing and supporting a small team of Personal Assistants, an Apprentice and Business Support colleagues within the Adult Social Care and Health Directorate. You will help allocate duties and priorities and support recruitment, training, development, attendance and other employee matters within the team.

We are looking for a proactive, highly…