Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Job title:
Executive Assistant WCC619758
Company
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Job description
Job Details:Salary range: £54,684 – £64,032 per annum
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 24 January 2025
Interview date: 31 January 2025
Contact details for an informal discussion: Tamara Jarvis, Director of Strategic Change via email atAbout Us:THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAMStrategic Change in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories. Where people use their vision and commitment to open doors for the next generations.Nothing beats the feeling of helping someone find their passion. At Westminster City Council, our City Lions team helps young local people engage with culture, creativity and dreams. When they came across a lonely, isolated 16-year-old who called himself a failure, they knew what to do. They worked 1-2-1 to find the thing this boy really loved. YouTube, it turned out. But it’s impossible to turn that into a career, right? Wrong. A week later, he was enrolled on the British Film Institute film-making programme. It was the ultimate light-bulb moment. And it turned him into what he is today – a budding Spielberg with a world of opportunity at his feet.Please view the extraordinary story of the Impossible Dream .The Role:As Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive, you’ll be working in a fast-paced environment alongside the Chief Executive, senior officers and in constant collaboration with teams from across the Council.This role provides a unique opportunity to gain insight into the senior political and executive workings at a top London council. As a trusted lieutenant, you’ll use the tools at your disposal to keep these senior leaders focused and at their most effective. The Chief Executive’s diary will be well managed, and they’ll have access to briefing materials for all meetings and events as required.You’ll manage their inbox and correspondence, triaging key emails and ensuring all casework properly handled and responded to in line with the council’s commitment to being an open and engaging organisation.Please refer to the for more information.About You:We’re looking for someone with experience in supporting senior politicians or Executive-level staff in an administrative capacity. The ideal candidate will also be able to process and respond to perceived risk through escalation or mitigation as required in a high-pressure political environment.You’ll have relationship management experience, be able to work under pressure to manage competing priorities to meet tight deadlines. The ability to work independently with limited supervision and direction is essential, and you should also possess strong communication skills, and the ability to demonstrate the use of tact and diplomacy in a politically sensitive environment.The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as ‘ethnic minorities’ (formally known as B.A.M.E, Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.What We Offer:Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visitAs a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.
Expected salary
£54684 – 64032 per year
Location
Westminster, South West London
Job date
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:27:24 GMT
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