Job Description

Executive Assistant

Haringey

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I am recruiting for a local authority who is looking for someone to provide support to the Operational Director for Housing and Building Safety and the wider Housing Services Management team.

Main Responsibilities

Manage the diaries of Operational Director working closely with them to ensure they make the best use of their time.

Manage meetings, including organising venues and refreshments, liaising with attendees, planning agendas, taking notes, and chasing actions. This may include management team meetings and away days.

Be proactive - working with colleagues to set agendas in advance, ensuring Directors are well prepared for meetings with the right information, and prompted about important issues.

Be the first point of contact for Directors with residents, colleagues, councillors, and other organisations, dealing with complaints and sensitive issues courteously and helpfully. Coordinate responses and ensure they are high-quality and on time.

Support Directors to manage emails and correspondence, dealing with inboxes and redirecting enquiries

Work closely with Heads of Service to support wider work in directorates, including publishing delegated decisions and statutory returns, collating information, forward planning and assisting with ad-hoc projects.

Have a good working knowledge of Director\'s areas of work and the wider organisation, helping navigate processes and signposting.

Support the wider team in Housing Services, taking responsibility for systems and processes, ensuring databases are up to date and covering for other Executive Assistants when they are away from the office.

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