Role Title : Corporate Executive Assistant
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Salary range: £38,324 - £42,406 per annum

We are seeking a dynamic and highly experienced Corporate Executive Assistant to provide exceptional support to the Chief Executive, administrative assistance to the council’s Monitoring Officer, and play a pivotal role coordinating with the wider Corporate Management Team. This role requires a skilled professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, and can act as the trusted right-hand to senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities:
• Expertly manage complex scheduling and diary coordination for the Chief Executive, ensuring seamless appointment, travel, and meeting arrangements.
• Provide comprehensive email and communications management, handling key correspondence with efficiently and discretion.
• Organise and facilitate high-level meetings, including preparing agendas, managing follow-up actions, and ensuring the accurate recording of decisions.
• Serve as a liaison for the Corporate Management Team, ensuring smooth communication and coordination across departments and with external stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality administrative support, with a sharp focus on detail, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Anticipate the needs of the Chief Executive, proactively addressing potential issues and ensuring smooth, operational support at all times.

What we are looking for:
To excel in this role, you must be a detail-oriented, strategic thinker who excels under pressure. You will have a proven track record as an Executive Assistant at board level, demonstrating an ability to build strong and collaborative relationships across all levels of the organisation and beyond.

• Proven experience: You must have significant executive support experience at board or executive level within a complex organisational structure. Experience in local government or a public sector environment would be an advantage.
• Organisational skills: You will be highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, complex workloads, and tight deadlines while maintaining a calm, professional approach.
• Communication expertise: Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, with the ability to act as a trusted ambassador for the Chief Executive, and confidently manage relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Problem-solving: A proactive and analytical thinker, capable of anticipating challenges, solving problems independently, and using sound judgment in high-pressure situations.
• Adaptability: You will need to be flexible, resilient, and comfortable with shifting priorities in a dynamic working environment.

A basic Disclosure check or DBS enhanced check (as applicable) will be carried out for this post.

At Watford Borough Council we consider equality issues alongside other factors when making decisions as an employer of choice. We are committed to ensuring that we have effective policies, strategies, procedures, and processes and that we encourage behaviour which promotes equality, encourages diversity, and contributes to an inclusive organisational culture.

Deadline for applications: Monday 28 October 2024