Executive Assistant

2 weeks ago

Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Full time

**Employer** 1
Kingston Council

**Location(s)** 1
Kingston

**Contract Type** 1
Permanent

**Working Hours** 1
Full Time

**Grade** 1
G

**Hours Per Week** 1
36

**Salary Range** 1
£35,577 - £39,264

**Salary Basis** 1
Per annum

**Leave Entitlement** 1
27 days

**Application Deadline**

25/02/2024, 23:55

**Anticipated Interview Date(s)** 1
Week Commencing 4th March 2024

**About the Borough** 1

This special place in South West London between the capital and the country has been a Royal borough longer than anywhere else - it is where the first kings of England were crowned.

Today it is a vibrant and diverse borough, with a long history and strong cultural and community heritage. Kingston's riverside location, fantastic retail offer, historic market place and church, parks and gardens all make Kingston town centre the vibrant space it is, and each of our district town centres (Surbiton, New Malden, Tolworth and Chessington) have something unique to offer.

Situated in Zone 6, Kingston is among the best-connected town centres in London - with direct train links from Kingston and Surbiton stations to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and Tramlink.

Kingston’s people are innovative and entrepreneurial, and have a strong sense of community pride. The borough has been home to great industry and creativity for many years, reflected in assets such as the Rose Theatre, the International Youth Arts Festival and Kingston University, which boasts more new graduate business start-ups than any other.

We have seen tremendous generosity and compassion within our communities, particularly in response to COVID-19, which is a demonstration of Kingston’s key strength. The council offers a strong level of support to vulnerable groups and those who need additional support, which has also increased significantly as a result of the pandemic. Like most places, the average age of our population is rising as more people are living longer, so we are working closely with residents to help them maintain their independence and further improve the cost effectiveness of our service to meet the ongoing rise in demand.

Kingston is home to people from diverse and interesting cultures and backgrounds, which helps to create the rich sense of community shared across the borough. In particular, Kingston has a large Sri Lankan Tamil community and is home to more people from Korea than any other part of the UK.

**About the Role** 1

As an Executive Assistant, you will be joining a team of two to undertake the full Executive Assistant role for one of our Executive Directors. You will be involved in:

- Organise and schedule meetings
- Inbox management
- Prepare meeting agendas
- Perform research for meetings
- Be the first point of contact - meet and greet visitors where necessary
- Manage the diaries and schedules of senior management
- Liaise with other staff members on behalf of senior management
- Handle basic HR and recruitment duties on behalf of the Strategic Leadership Team (SLT), including on-boarding new staff members

A typical day in this role would include:

- Diary management
- Liaising with Executive Director and other Strategic Leadership Team members
- Touching base with executive support either face to face or on Google Meet
- Liaising with customer relations team in relation to any complaints sent directly to the ED
- Multi-tasking

We are a hybrid working organisation and for this role, you will be required to come into the office 2/3 days a week depending on the needs of the Executive Director, however you will need to be flexible to meet the needs of the service.

**About Us** 1

You will join two other Executive Assistants and this role reports to Head of CE Office. The SLT Executive Support Team provides a very important function supporting SLT members.

If you want to work in a high profile environment to assist with ensuring delivery of the Council Plan and feel that you are making a difference, then we would love to hear from you

**About You** 1

To be successful in this role, you will need experience as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant working at senior level within an organisation.

You will also need:

- Have excellent organisational and communication skills
- Have a high standard of attention to detail
- Have a highly professional demeanour
- Have an understanding of the needs of executive level senior management
- Be strategically minded and politically sensitive
- Question and challenge conventional thinking, with a continual eye on the bigger picture in terms of the corporate context and external environment
- Role model agility, adaptability and digital in mindset and ways of working
- Work successfully and build excellent working relationships with key stakeholders including Members, residents, businesses, communities, partner organisations and other public services
- Demonstrate commitment to own personal and profes

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