Salary: £37, 716 - £42, 392
Grade: Level 3, Zone 1
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
Contract Type: 1 x Permanent and 1 x Secondment/Fixed term (14 months)
Hours: 36, Full Time
Closing Date: Wednesday 29th January 2025; 23: 55

About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today, and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. This is a collaborative role, requiring close cooperation with other Personal Assistants and Officers in the organisation to ensure that Directors time is managed effectively.

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved
You will have substantial experience of providing high-level PA support at a senior level. You’ll be a creative thinker who can use your knowledge, judgement, and initiative to ensure that Director’s diaries and inboxes are managed in the most effective and efficient way. To succeed, you will need to work closely with Chief Officers, Elected Members, and a diverse range of internal and external customers. In ensuring that the highest levels of customer service are maintained, you will represent Chief Officers in a positive and professional manner.

You will also need to work closely with other Personal Assistants ensuring that the Directors’ time is managed effectively which includes coordinating meetings, managing diaries etc ensuring their time is optimally utilised. This is an exciting, varied and at times challenging role. You’ll need to be flexible and adaptable and have experience of problem solving and prioritising sometimes conflicting business needs.

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All About you
You will have a Personal Assistant background and substantial experience of providing high level PA support at a senior management level, ideally within local government or a similar dynamic environment. You will be an individual, that can work well as part of a team and thrives well working in an empowered environment. You will have an exceptional eye for detail and need to be able to work using sound judgement, and your own initiative to meet deadlines and manage conflicting priorities.

You will be an extremely customer focused individual, who has experience of developing good relationships at all levels of an organisation. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to see things clearly from others’ viewpoints. You will be an experienced problem solver who can work on their own initiative and with others to identify creative and innovative solutions. You will also be adaptable and flexible in your approach to work and have excellent organisational skills that enable you to manage a complex and varied workload.

What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.