4 months contract with a Local Authority
Job Summary:
The Executive Support Officer (Sc6) will provide high-quality modern and proactive administrative support to the Councils Senior Leadership Team with direct support to several Directors.
The role involves forward-planning managing complex information ensuring follow-up of key actions and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of divisional activities.
The post-holder will build strong working relationships across the organisation contribute to culture-change initiatives and provide cover for the Executive Support Manager when required.
Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):
Provide efficient and well-organised administrative and organisational support to Directors within the Senior Leadership Team.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior officers and colleagues across the Council.
Forward-plan Directors agendas meetings and commitments ensuring deadlines actions and priorities are clearly managed.
Synthesise and understand complex information relating to divisional business presenting it in a clear and accessible way.
Ensure key actions decisions and project deliverables are monitored and followed up.
Work collaboratively with teams in the Chief Executives division including Internal Communications Policy and Strategic Transformation.
Support the Senior Leadership Team to model best practice and contribute to organisational culture change.
Provide cover for the Executive Support Manager including support to Executive Directors when required.
Skills/Experience:
Strong administrative and organisational skills with experience supporting senior leaders.
Ability to analyse synthesise and manage complex information.
Excellent forward-planning and diary management capabilities.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels.
Ability to work with discretion confidentiality and professionalism.
Experience working in a fast-paced public-sector or corporate environment (desirable).
Proven ability to track actions manage priorities and ensure follow-through.
High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
Confident working independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.
Additional Information:
The closing date: 28/11/2025.
Hours: 35 per week.
Location: 1 Catford Road Catford London SE6 4RU.
Strong administrative and organisational skills with experience supporting senior leaders. Ability to analyse synthesise and manage complex information. Excellent forward-planning and diary management capabilities. Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels. Ability to work with discretion confidentiality and professionalism. Experience working in a fast-paced public-sector or corporate environment (desirable). Proven ability to track actions manage priorities and ensure follow-through. High level of attention to detail and accuracy. Confident working independently and collaboratively across multiple teams.