Executive Officer

Contract Type: Fixed Term 18 months

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is 42123 (Level one) rising to 45529 (Level four) per annum pro rata for part-time

Location:Loxley House Station Street Nottingham NG2 3NG

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Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme we strive to create an innovative inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Councilhere.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of Nottingham City Council supporting one of our Corporate Directors and their Directorate Leadership Team.

As an Executive Officer no two days will be quite the same. You will help to keep a major Council Directorate organised informed and focused on delivering its priorities. You will be trusted with high-profile work gaining a unique insight into how decisions are made and how a large complex organisation operates.

You will play a central role in supporting and coordinating executive decision-making and governance processes managing deadlines and ensuring that reports and proposals are accurate complete and ready for consideration. You will research and draft high-quality briefings reports presentations speeches and correspondence turning complex information into clear and accessible material.

You will also track important actions and commitments support preparations for external visits and inspections coordinate responses to complex enquiries and help improve systems and ways of working across the Directorate.

You will be a trusted source of coordination for the senior Directorate Leadership Team: anticipating what is needed identifying gaps or risks and confidently working with senior colleagues to ensure that important work keeps moving.

The role offers exceptional breadth and exposure. It would suit someone who enjoys variety takes pride in producing excellent work and wants to develop their experience of leadership governance and public service at a senior level.

There are six Executive Officer posts available and successful applicants will be matched to the most appropriate Directorate based on experience. The six Directorates include: 1. Adult Social Care & Health 2. Childrens & Education Services 3. Communities Environment & Resident Services 4. Growth & City Development 5. Finance & Resources/Chief Executives Office 6. Leadership & Executive Office

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• An understanding of governance confidentiality and the political sensitivity of working in a local authority or similarly complex organisation.
• Exceptional attention to detail including the ability to identify gaps inconsistencies risks and areas requiring further clarification.
• Excellent written communication skills with experience of researching drafting and quality-assuring reports briefings presentations or correspondence.
• Experience of coordinating complex work projects or programmes involving a range of colleagues and senior stakeholders.
• Experience of managing competing priorities and delivering accurate high-quality work to challenging deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to understand interpret and summarise complex policies legislation data and other evidence.
• Excellent organisational skills and a systematic approach to recording decisions monitoring actions and following work through to completion.
• Strong interpersonal skills sound judgement and the confidence to work constructively with colleagues at all levels of an organisation.
• A proactive adaptable and solutions-focused approach with the ability to work independently and use initiative.

This post is politically restricted. You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements depending on the role including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional informationfor applicants page.

For informal enquiriesplease contact the recruiting manager Esme Macauley by email at

Closing Date: Sunday 4th October

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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