Minute Taker

**About Us**
West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents.
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.
**About The Job** Location**: Horsham
**Salary**: £24,294 - £24,702 per annum
**Contract Type**: Fixed Term contract (24 months)
**Working Pattern**: Full Time

Reporting to a Team Leader, you will provide a customer focused and efficient administrative service, prioritising your daily tasks in accordance with team requirements and service objectives.

We are looking for a great team player who can build and maintain good working relationships and who can communicate well in English, both verbally and in writing. You will be organised, able to prioritise work and deliver on deadlines.

There is also regular note taking at complex (often sensitive and / or confidential) meetings, arranging large scale events and meetings, co-ordinating statutory panels, collating and presenting information in a clear format, preparing reports and agendas, producing accurate meeting minutes and spreadsheets, and updating council IT systems in order to support service delivery.

3. Good numeracy skills in order to work with figures and data to make sound and accurate financial calculations and data collection, working methodically.

4. Good analytical and problem-solving skills to analyse specialist information and draw practical conclusions and appropriate actions with an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.

5. Ability to identify the most efficient and effective ways of working, embrace change and adapt to changing situations and new ways of working positively and effectively, including the ability to learn new systems and processes.

**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- 4 GCSEs with A-C / 4-9 passes including Maths and English, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy.
- Relevant technical knowledge of procedures and practices associated with delivering an administrative service.
- Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Teams.
- Experience of working in an office environment.
- Some knowledge and technical skills in the use of major computerised systems (for example, SAP or Mosaic) - Desirable

**Rewards and Benefits**

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our **Rewards and Benefits** page.
**Further Information**
The reference number for this role is **CAFHE05174**.

Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you

Job Reference: CAFHE05174