York, United Kingdom

Interim Executive Officer

 Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in North Yorkshire to assist with the appointment of an Interim 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: £19.00 - £24.07 per hour

Summary:

The Interim Executive Officer/PA will provide high-level executive and operational support to a senior leader within the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. The role involves managing a complex and frequently changing diary, coordinating meetings and engagements, handling sensitive and politically significant matters, and acting as a key liaison with senior stakeholders.

The post holder will work in a highly visible and externally facing environment, requiring strong judgement, discretion and the ability to respond quickly to urgent issues and changing priorities.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide high-level executive support to a senior leader.
  • Manage a complex and changing diary, coordinating priorities and commitments.
  • Liaise with MPs, elected members, government departments, businesses, community representatives, Police, Fire and other senior stakeholders.
  • Coordinate briefing materials, meetings, events and public engagements.
  • Handle sensitive, confidential and politically significant information with discretion.

Essentials:

  • Significant experience providing executive/PA support to a senior executive, politician, elected member or high-profile leader.
  • Proven ability to manage complex diaries, competing priorities and demanding workloads in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong judgement, discretion and stakeholder management skills, with experience handling sensitive or high-profile matters.

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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  Required Skills:

Discretion Environment Support Management Skills Government Stakeholder Management LTD Materials Business Management