Wigan Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1YN Salary: Grade 6, £28,624 - £31,586 per annum.
37 hours per week Your role: The ideal candidate for the role of personal assistant, in the senior management support team should be highly organised, proactive, and approachable.
They must possess strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and have the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
Attention to detail and the ability to maintain confidentiality are crucial.
Experience with administrative duties, diary management, and coordination of meetings is essential.
The role requires someone who is adaptable, capable of prioritising workloads, and able to anticipate the needs of senior management, ensuring smooth daily operations.
About you: You must have excellent organisational and time-management skills, strong communication abilities, and attention to detail.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience managing calendars, scheduling meetings, and handling correspondence are essential.
The role requires discretion, the ability to maintain confidentiality, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Flexibility, multitasking, and prioritising tasks under pressure are also crucial to support the needs of our senior management team.
About us: Wigan Council has been voted 'Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards.
We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
This role offers the opportunity to support our senior leaders, It provides a dynamic and engaging work environment where no two days are the same.
As part of the Team Wigan culture, the role emphasises being positive, accountable, and courageous.
It encourages personal growth and development, valuing collaboration and innovation.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this.
We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.
This may include working from home, the office, or the community.
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Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities.
We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer.
We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply.
At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.
We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
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Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor.
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