Management Coordinator

The Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate provides a range of vital, specialist services directly to vulnerable children, young people and their families across Surrey. Our Administration Service supports the senior leadership team (Strategic Director, Directors and Assistant Directors), ensuring we provide effective and efficient business support for, and within, the team. The role will include diary coordination, organising meetings, managing correspondence, forward planning and taking meeting notes. You will work closely with other Management Coordinators and Senior Team Administrators to ensure robust support is always in place. Line Management duties are highly likely to form part of this role from 1/4/27., 2. Tell us about a time when you delivered excellent customer service while handling a challenging enquiry or situation. 3. Please provide an example of how you have used Microsoft Office applications and Microsoft Teams to support your work. 4. Describe a situation where you had to manage multiple competing priorities and tight deadlines, with minimal supervision.

We are excited to be hiring a new Management Coordinator to join our fantastic Administration Service. If you're a highly organised, confident communicator looking for a role that will put you at the heart of our busy Children, Families and Lifelong Learning Directorate - look no further!, This is a very varied and interesting role, where the environment can be fast paced. As a Management Coordinator, you will be key in guaranteeing that all runs smoothly for the processes and managers you support. As such, we're looking for someone who is highly organised, able to take responsibility and use initiative, as well as comfortable setting your own priorities to meet deadlines. You will be working with a variety of different internal departments and other external organisations and agencies, so you'll need to be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills. Due to the nature of the role, you should have previous experience of working with highly confidential information.,

• A solid background in administration with a good understanding of best practice business support processes
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office and Teams
• Personal confidence to handle difficult situations with sensitivity, diplomacy and discretion
• Ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others in order to achieve targets and deadlines
• Ability to work effectively under pressure without supervision, A Basic DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) will be required for this role.
  
  This role has a starting salary of £34,660 per annum for working 36 hours per week., 26 days' holiday, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service (prorated for part time staff)
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave and 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
• A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents.