Personal Assistant

Are you an enthusiastic and highly organised individual who is looking for an opportunity to work at the heart of Sheffield City Council? Are you keen to join a friendly, fast-paced and professional team, working for the Chief Executive of one of the largest Core Cities in the Country? If the answer is yes, we are looking to recruit a Personal Assistant who will provide daily support to the Chief Executive.

Working in the wonderful City of Sheffield, this is a fantastic opportunity to work within the Chief Executive Office Team. You will gain first-hand experience of the work of the Chief Executive, and how this positively impacts upon the communities of Sheffield.

The work is both varied and interesting including developing and implementing support systems and processes, complex diary management, monitoring of complaints, and ensuring the Chief Executive is supported and prepared for meetings.

Applicants will need to have excellent communication skills, be highly motivated and flexible, able to work under pressure and have experience of using IT to improve efficiency.

Managing a busy inbox and dealing with complex diary management will be part of your daily routine. Additionally, you will have experience of dealing with difficult and sensitive information. You will be an excellent communicator and highly motivated along with a positive approach to building strong relationships within the team, across the organisation and with external partners.

Our Personal Assistants are highly valued within the organisation. We have:

• A supportive team that provides an excellent service
• Senior leaders who are committed to investing in the workforce
• Reflective monthly supervisions from experienced managers
• Training and development with opportunities for career progression

If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding role with the scope to develop, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to book a phone call / teams or face to face chat you can do so by contacting Sarah Gethin, the Executive Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive: sarah.gethin@sheffield.gov.uk

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.