Location: Ipswich, hybrid - office days to be determined by business needs (usually 2 days per week)
Length: until July 2024
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Are you an experienced PA?
Opus People Solutions are recruiting on behalf of Suffolk County Council for an experienced Personal Assistant to 2 Assistant Directors in Children's Services to provide full PA support and secretarial services.
Typical responsibilities for this role include diary management (quite demanding), opening and prioritising all incoming correspondence including dealing with emails from one or more inboxes, arrange meetings, booking venues, take & circulate minutes, provide team cover for other PAs and other administrative duties. One of Assistant Directors has a very heavy workload, so the role will be very fast paced.
The nature of the PA role means that you will often be working without direct supervision and will be expected to make regular decisions using sensitivity and judgment, you will be expected to effectively manage own workload. We are looking for an experienced PA with excellent telephone manner, resilience and high level of IT literacy including Word, Outlook and Excel. Ideally relevant qualifications such as NVQ 3 or BTec/ONC or equivalent, RSA 3 or equivalent word processing or typing qualifications.
Suffolk County Council's WE ASPIRE values: Wellbeing, Equality, Achieve, Support, Pride, Innovate, Respect and Empower.
The mission is to make a positive difference for Suffolk; committed to working together, striving to improve, and securing the best possible services.
