4332 - Secretary
2
East Midlands
Lincoln
Waterside House
Staff Grade 2
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Administration / Corporate Support
£17,923 (Pro-Rata if Part Time)
We are looking for two qualified, experienced administrators for these exciting and challenging roles. We have one permanent vacancy and one fixed-term, for a year.
You will provide vital administrative support to our Area Leadership Team. Your excellent organisational skills will be critical to the smooth running of our organisation and will enable us to meet our vision to 'create a better place for people and wildlife'. You will be a true team player, working closely with other secretaries. You will carry out a range of secretarial duties including email and diary management, organising meetings and travel arrangements. Acting as an initial point of contact, you will share and filter information for the team so that priorities are met. The work is varied and interesting and no two days are quite the same.
You will provide vital administrative support to our Area Leadership Team. Your excellent organisational skills will be critical to the smooth running of our organisation and will enable us to meet our vision to 'create a better place for people and wildlife'. You will be a true team player, working closely with other secretaries. You will carry out a range of secretarial duties including email and diary management, organising meetings and travel arrangements. Acting as an initial point of contact, you will share and filter information for the team so that priorities are met. The work is varied and interesting and no two days are quite the same.
You will be part of the lively and creative Customers and Engagement team. We help protect our reputation and ensure we give clear, consistent messages around sensitive and emotive issues, such as flooding. We are proud of our excellent standards of customer service. Your work will focus primarily on colleagues (internal customers), but we passionately believe the same values and ethos apply to everyone.
The successful candidates are likely to have a recognised professional secretarial qualification and experience in a similar role. We are seeking people with following skills:
• An excellent communicator
• a highly-organised team player
• proven customer skills
• proficient with Microsoft Office
• the ability to work flexibly, manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines
• an interest in the natural environment
• An excellent communicator
• a highly-organised team player
• proven customer skills
• proficient with Microsoft Office
• the ability to work flexibly, manage your own workload and meet tight deadlines
• an interest in the natural environment
Closing Date: 3rd March 2017 at 23:55 hours
For further details please contact the Team Leader, Dom Freestone on 02030 254947 or by email at dominic.freestone@environment-agency.gov.uk
Please be aware that we are moving to Ceres House (near Waitrose) later in 2017.
For further details please contact the Team Leader, Dom Freestone on 02030 254947 or by email at dominic.freestone@environment-agency.gov.uk
Please be aware that we are moving to Ceres House (near Waitrose) later in 2017.
03/03/2017, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Customer and Partner Relations
Can you explain how your experience to date has developed your customer service skills?
Builds and Sustains Relationships
Building positive and highly effective relationships with the managers you support as well as your colleagues is critical to success in this role. Can you discuss when you have done this before and what you think are important factors to developing new relationships.
Communicates Effectively
What do you believe are important factors in successful communication.
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.