Executive Assistant
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 30 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £33,699 i £36,363 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Reading, Berkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | Reading Borough Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | RES0725 |
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Directorate of Resources
Are you a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy working collaboratively while also taking initiative and thinking on your feet? If you're an adaptable team player with a talent for managing complex calendars and juggling priorities, we’d love to hear from you.
Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is the key to our success.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, innovative and forward-thinking Executive Assistant team that delivers a service model that works closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Directors, and Senior Leadership Group. You’ll play a key role in helping senior leaders stay focused and productive by managing their time and priorities with precision and insight.
Duties & responsibilities:
Full duties and responsibilities for this role are in the attached Job Description. On appointment you will be assigned to members of SLG and deliver a level of EA support as appropriate with additional duties being covered as and when required.
Supporting senior leaders by managing their schedules and priorities effectively
Using initiative to assess and triage incoming requests and communications
Providing secretariat support for key meetings
Contributing to continuous improvement by adopting digital tools and streamlining processes
Collaborating across teams to influence and enhance working practices
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed
About you
You are confident working both independently and collaboratively, someone who learns quickly and adapts easily to new tools and processes and can assess and respond to shifting priorities with agility. You’ll bring experience in managing complex diaries on behalf of others, and you’re someone who thinks laterally—always looking for fresh ideas and smarter ways to improve how things are done.
Highly organised and thrives on solving problems
Can evaluate situations quickly and act decisively
Has excellent interpersonal skills and handles sensitive matters with discretion
Is tech-savvy and keen to find smarter ways of working
Enjoys being part of a team that values trust, collaboration, and innovation
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you will get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement
A wide range of flexible working opportunities such as working from home
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, and a salary sacrifice scheme to help lower the cost of your nursery fees
Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
Closing date: Sunday 12th October 2025
Interview Date: 24th October, in person at the Civic Offices (allow 90 mins)
Are you a proactive problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy working collaboratively while also taking initiative and thinking on your feet? If you're an adaptable team player with a talent for managing complex calendars and juggling priorities, we’d love to hear from you.
Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is the key to our success.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive, innovative and forward-thinking Executive Assistant team that delivers a service model that works closely with the Chief Executive, Executive Directors, and Senior Leadership Group. You’ll play a key role in helping senior leaders stay focused and productive by managing their time and priorities with precision and insight.
Duties & responsibilities:
Full duties and responsibilities for this role are in the attached Job Description. On appointment you will be assigned to members of SLG and deliver a level of EA support as appropriate with additional duties being covered as and when required.
Supporting senior leaders by managing their schedules and priorities effectively
Using initiative to assess and triage incoming requests and communications
Providing secretariat support for key meetings
Contributing to continuous improvement by adopting digital tools and streamlining processes
Collaborating across teams to influence and enhance working practices
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.
Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed
About you
You are confident working both independently and collaboratively, someone who learns quickly and adapts easily to new tools and processes and can assess and respond to shifting priorities with agility. You’ll bring experience in managing complex diaries on behalf of others, and you’re someone who thinks laterally—always looking for fresh ideas and smarter ways to improve how things are done.
Highly organised and thrives on solving problems
Can evaluate situations quickly and act decisively
Has excellent interpersonal skills and handles sensitive matters with discretion
Is tech-savvy and keen to find smarter ways of working
Enjoys being part of a team that values trust, collaboration, and innovation
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you will get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
Generous holiday entitlement
A wide range of flexible working opportunities such as working from home
Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, and a salary sacrifice scheme to help lower the cost of your nursery fees
Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work
Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
Closing date: Sunday 12th October 2025
Interview Date: 24th October, in person at the Civic Offices (allow 90 mins)
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