We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Slough to assist with the appointment of a Leader and Cabinet Support Officer, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £24.00 - £31.67 per hour

Summary:

The Leader and Cabinet Support Officer provides high-quality administrative, executive and diary management support to the Leader of Slough Borough Council, Cabinet members and other nominated councillors. The role involves managing correspondence, coordinating meetings and events, handling member casework, undertaking research and preparing briefings to support effective decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive administrative and executive support to the Council Leader, Cabinet members and other nominated councillors.
• Manage incoming and outgoing correspondence, emails and telephone enquiries on behalf of the Leader's Office.
• Provide casework support, ensuring enquiries and concerns raised by councillors and members of the public are appropriately recorded, monitored and followed up.
• Undertake impartial research, prepare written reports, briefing notes and summaries, and obtain relevant information from council officers to support elected members.
• Support Democratic Services activities, including complaints management, updating councillor records, Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs).

Qualification:

• GCSE English Language at Grade 4 (A–C) or equivalent.

Essentials:

• Previous experience working in an administrative support, Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or similar support officer role.
• Experience undertaking a variety of complex administrative and office management duties.
• Experience coordinating meetings, managing diaries, handling correspondence and organising administrative processes.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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