PA to Assistant Directors

We have a vacancy for a PA to support the Assistant Directors and Heads of Service in our Adults & Cultural Service Department. The department is responsible for a wide range of services including Adult Social care, Libraries, Museums, County parks and Adult Learning service. This role puts you right in the centre of the department supporting the delivery of services that make a real difference to people's lives. About the Role The role is based in our small but mighty secretariat team in the heart of the department. You will be expected to provide high quality administrative, secretariat and personal assistant support. You must have the relevant skills and experience to operate at this level. You should expect contact with senior managers across the organisation, partner organisations, councillors and the public. Due to the nature of the departments business, you will handle sensitive and confidential information and therefore will need to treat this inline with corporate policy and national legislation.

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Have experience of providing support to senior managers within a secretariat/business support service
• Be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to a wide range of stakeholders
• Be able to evidence a professional, diplomatic and tactful approach
• Show experience of dealing with customers and delivering excellent customer service
• Demonstrate an understanding and recognition of the importance of data protection and confidentiality
• Experience/knowledge of administering and minuting meetings
• Good working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of products
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we'd love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. Without this information, we won't be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.