Executive Assistant (Temporary Bank) (8852)

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive individual with exceptional communication skills and a keen eye for detail to provide Executive Assistance and administrative support to our Senior Leaders (our senior leader roles include Executive Directors Lead and Departmental Directors).

You will demonstrate confidence and excel at multi-tasking enjoy engaging with people and possess the ability and skills to forward plan busy work schedules and deliver outstanding customer service in all aspects of the role.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Support: Provide executive assistance / PA / administrative support at Director/Senior Leadership level. Demonstrable previous experience in this area is essential.

Diary Management: Proactively manage your own time and the Directors schedule including planning local and national travel and meeting arrangements email management and correspondence. Prepare and research information to brief the Senior Leader effectively.

Stakeholder Management and Customer Service: Build robust and trusted working relationships with external and internal stakeholders national agencies and government bodies.

Confidentiality and Sensitivity: Handle highly sensitive and complex information with the utmost confidentiality. You will be expected to handle delicate situations and often difficult information discreetly and professionally.

Information Management: Deal with sensitive and complex information ensuring confidentiality is always maintained. Demonstrate personal resilience and the ability to follow up on actions to meet deadlines in an often fast-paced dynamic environment.

Service Improvement: Collaborate with colleagues in the Executive Support Service to continuously improve the service and support the Councils broader Business Support and Administration operating model.

Software and Technology Skills: Experience of using MS365 Office Systems including SharePoint Power Point Outlook Teams.

You will receive full support from experienced managers and colleagues.

For further information regarding this opportunity please contact Executive Support Service Team Manager Francesca Burroughs at

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service

Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time part time remote and hybrid working dependant on your job role and business need.

Financial benefits such as:

Norfolk Rewards our employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.

A Blue Light cardfor Fire Service and Social Care Workers

Relocation expenses (where applicable)

An advance of your expenses if you travel for work

Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution life assurance death in service payments and dependants pensions.

Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply we recommend reading the fullJob Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.

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