Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 6 weeks with a possible extension.

Job Purpose

The Leadership Assistant provides a professional and high-quality support service to the Assistant Director's, including providing business support, high quality secretariat support and supporting wider directorate projects.

As part of the Council's restructured executive support services, this role supports a modern, self-service-oriented organisation with an increasing reliance on IT and flexible operational structures.

This position requires a thorough understanding of the directorate and individual service areas of accountability, operational context, and strategic priorities and how they fit with the wider organisational objectives.

Reporting to the Executive Assistant under the Executive Support Manager, the post holder's workload is determined by the Assistant Director with guidance and supervision from the Executive Assistant.

Responsibilities:

To work with colleagues to achieve service plan objectives and targets.

To comply with data protection legislation and the council's Information Security Policy, including supporting policies.

To be willing and able to work in a flexible and agile way with regard both to hours of work and location of work, including remote and home working, as required, subject to service needs and requirements.

To participate in performance development, talent reviews and one-to-ones and to contribute to the identification of your own and team development needs and goals.

To actively promote and comply with the council's diversity and equality policies.

To ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 etc., the council's Health and Safety Policy and all locally agreed safe methods of work.

To fully understand and be aware of the commitment to Section 17 'Duty of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 to prevent crime and disorder'.

At the discretion of the senior management, to undertake other activities as, from time to time, may be agreed consistent with the grade and nature of the role.

To undertake and maintain relevant mandatory training in line with legislation.

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