Executive Support Officer
Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Corporate Support to Executive Team for a 4 months contract with the possibility of an extension on a rate of £175/Day (Inside IR35). Hybrid options for this role can be discussed.
Responsibilities:
– Duties may involve PA support the CEO and other senior executives, including inbox management, organising meetings, diary management, use of corporate file systems and issuing responses.
– Undertake administrative duties such as organise meetings, manage diaries and shared mailbox of Executive Office and Senior Executive Team staff members, distribute papers, booking venues etc.
– Take on the administration of mix of Correspondence/FOI/EIR/Complaints lead/ Requests from organisation.
– Assist in managing other corporate correspondence, triaging, commissioning and quality assuring responses.
– Respond to Freedom of Information Requests and requests made through Environmental Information Regulations, undertaking duties such as logging and triaging requests, contributing to compilation of draft responses, and carrying out redactions.
– Respond to complaints made, logging and triaging complaints, checking draft responses compiled by colleagues.
– Take minutes for various corporate groupings, such as Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee.
– Collaborate with colleagues both in the Executive Office Team and across organisation to identify and implement corporate improvements (for example, in our Complaints Handling procedures).
Essential Skills:
– Excellent organisation skills
– Experience of working with a range people
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills
– Ability to use range of digital communication platforms and computer systems e.g. Microsoft 365
– Administrative skills and supporting senior staff in their inbox and diary management
Desirable Skills:
– Use of information management systems
– Working within the public sector or similar environment
– Familiar with FOI/EIR/Data Protection legislation
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.