Executive Support Admin Officer
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25.37 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Kensington, London, W8 7NX |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | K&C 5271534 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Job Title: Executive Support Admin Officer
Ref: K&C 5271534
Pay rate: £25.37 per hour PAYE
Hybrid - 3 Days in the office but flexibility required on occasion.
The role:
We are seeking a dynamic and proactive Executive Support Officer to provide support to the Executive Director and Directors within the Environment and Neighbourhoods Directorate.
You must be confident and able to communicate with Senior Stakeholders, IT proficient in Microsoft Office and have Local Authority experience to carry out this role.
Key responsibilities:
Manage Directors’ calendars and email inboxes, arrange and attend meetings and take minutes of meetings as well as following up agreed actions on the Director’s behalf.
Help Directors meet their workload and requests, highlight urgent priorities in their in-trays and tasks and ensure they are well prepared for meetings and engagements.
Carry out tasks on their behalf
Coordinate corporate, directorate and departmental tasks and requests on behalf of DMT and the Director and their staff in areas such as business planning, performance management and information, risk management, resident complaints, responding to Member queries and FOIs
Prepare and circulate meeting agendas and paperwork as necessary in support of the Executive Director and DMT
Drafting notes, letters, reports, presentations and other documents accurately and in a timely fashion
Manage telephone calls and emails; resolving queries as appropriate
What the client is looking for:
Previous experience preferably in a local authority setting
Experience of effectively overseeing and proactively supporting senior managers’ offices in achieving their objectives
Ability to establish and sustain robust professional relationships with senior executives
Proficient computer skills and experience with the complete suite of Microsoft applications
Proven organisational abilities in areas like multitasking, showing initiative, solving problems, working independently, and prioritising tasks
Outstanding interpersonal and networking abilities, capable of building strong professional relationships
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas and present complex information in a clear and simple way.
Good negotiating skills, able to deal with situations of conflicting demands and needs
Experience of managing and completing complex tasks and projects
Minute taking skills
How to Apply
Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application.
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Job Ref: K&C 5271534
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