We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Camden to assist with the appointment of an Executive 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: £21.91 - £27.69 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate planning for and follow up from Corporate Leadership Team meetings.
• Proactively work with others across the organisation to request information, commission advice as needed and follow through to ensure they are delivered and are in an appropriate format.
• On behalf of Managing Director / Director of Corporate Services / Programme Director the develop briefings and presentations. This will involve liaison with colleagues in the Authority team and development of an understanding of subject matter.
• Advocate new ways of working and provide innovative and imaginative solutions to support to the Managing Director / Director of Corporate Services / Programme Director. This could include the adoption and trialling of the use of technology.
• Carrying out business management duties such as dealing with purchase orders, administering daily variation reports (sickness / absence) and more
• Supporting the wider organisation with any administrative / project support type activity

Qualification:

• Good knowledge and understanding of the roles and functions of local government
• Current knowledge and understanding of the national and local political environment
• Understanding of confidentiality and Data Protection and Information Security issues and how these can be effectively deployed.

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. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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