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Your new company

We are currently working with a forward-thinking Government organisation dedicated to delivering high-quality public services that improve the lives of citizens and communities. Operating at the heart of public sector delivery, they play a critical role in shaping policy, driving innovation, and ensuring the effective use of public resources.
This organisations work spans across the UK, in several areas supporting a key part of the UK's relationships with other countries as well as aiming to provide the best public service within the UK too.

This client is looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to join them on a 6 month contract
The role is going to be remote working - with very occasional travel to site required (this could be anywhere in the country, but expenses will be covered)

Your new role

Your new role will be to support a Deputy Director within the organisation, providing executive support and being helping with tasks such as managing diaries, advising the director, making relevant arrangements, organising and co-ordinating meetings and overall allowing the Director to work in the most efficient way possible by taking away some of their administration and organisational duties

What you'll need to succeed

• Ability to work proactively and flexibly Able to identify risks, escalating and proposing solutions, where required

• A high standard of written and oral communication skills

• Strong engagement capabilities and experience of building positive relationships within a complex organisation

• Able to demonstrate enthusiasm in providing support to colleagues as a collaborative team member

• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with staff at all levels

• Ability to work with accuracy, paying attention to detail

• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise day to day duties, manage time and work calmly under pressure

• Ability to work with integrity, diplomacy and tact and be able to recognise and handle sensitive information

What you need to do now

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