PA to the Area Director - 4622
1
East Midlands
Nottingham
Trentside Offices
Staff Grade 3
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share
Administration / Corporate Support
£22,211
Working for the Environment Agency will give you an opportunity to make a difference; an excellent rewards package and a commitment that working with us will be life enhancing.
You will provide vital secretarial and administrative support to our Area Director and 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.
Your responsibilities will include; carrying 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 leadership team so that priorities are met.
You will manage a confidential support service for the Area Director ensuring they are aware of all key items to maximise the effectiveness of their time. By co-ordinating responses to correspondence you will support our compliance with policies and procedures across the Environment Agency
You will provide vital secretarial and administrative support to our Area Director and 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.
Your responsibilities will include; carrying 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 leadership team so that priorities are met.
You will manage a confidential support service for the Area Director ensuring they are aware of all key items to maximise the effectiveness of their time. By co-ordinating responses to correspondence you will support our compliance with policies and procedures across the Environment Agency
You will be an essential part of our Customers & Engagement team. We help protect our reputation and ensure we give clear and consistent messages. 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
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or marital status.
We support flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.
Please contact me to discuss any aspect of the role.
• 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
We don’t just talk about diversity; we seek it, embrace it and live it for the benefit of our staff, our communities and our environment.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications regardless of race, sex, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity or marital status.
We support flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share.
Please contact me to discuss any aspect of the role.
Closing Date: 25th March 2017 at 23:55 hours
This permanent role will be based from our Trentside Office in Nottingham.
To discuss any aspect of the role please contact Amanda Elahi, EPE Manager, on +442030252940 or by email on amanda.elahi@environment-agency.gov.uk
Please note late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances. Technical Support for WCN is available Monday - Friday only.
This permanent role will be based from our Trentside Office in Nottingham.
To discuss any aspect of the role please contact Amanda Elahi, EPE Manager, on +442030252940 or by email on amanda.elahi@environment-agency.gov.uk
Please note late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances. Technical Support for WCN is available Monday - Friday only.
25/03/2017, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Focuses on Customers and Partners
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 and how have you used these in the past?
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.