Executive Support Officer

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**Executive Support Officer**:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Executive Support Team for the Mayor of Tower Hamlets. This is a one year maternity cover post.

**Role Purpose**

As an Executive Support Assistant you will have responsibility for ensuring high quality, proactive and timely executive support to the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and to provide an efficient and effective Executive Support Service.

You will be contributing to the development and maintenance of the Mayor's inbox, effective systems and processes whilst meeting objectives and milestones in all areas of your responsibility.

You will also be working collaboratively to improving liaison with the Mayor, Lead Members, Councillors and other internal and external stakeholders.

In addition to this, you will assist the Senior Executive Support Officer / Executive Support Team Leader in supporting projects and resolving issues.

**Key Responsibilities**

The main responsibilities are to provide comprehensive administrative and effective secretarial support services at all times to the Mayor.

Implement effective secretarial and administrative processes, continuously assessing new ways of working and contributing to the development and enhancement of Executive Support services.

Make the best use of appropriate ICT systems to facilitate the effective execution of the team’s duties and responsibilities and assist in training the team to ensure effective use of IT systems across the service.

To draft correspondence on behalf of the Mayor using appropriate discretion and judgement to the content.

Assist in the co-ordination of briefings and information flow for the Mayor, Lead Members, Councillors and other internal and external key stakeholders.

Provide full cover for the Senior Executive Support Officer role in case of absence to ensure the smooth running of the Executive Support function.

**Requirements**:
You will have strong PA skills with a detailed understanding of Executive Support functions and services and the needs and priorities of key stakeholders and partner organisations. You should have knowledge of the Council’s structures, functions, governance arrangements and decision-making processes of local government.

Demonstrable experience of providing excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to present sensitive information clearly and concisely to a range of audiences is essential and it is expected you will have strong analytical skills, experience of working within deadlines and managing competing priorities.

**Additional Details**

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

**Files**: Executive-Support-Officer-JD.pdf