Civic Support and Events Officer
Surrey Heath Borough Council are seeking a professional and highly organised individual for the role of Civic Support & Events Officer to provide administrative support to the Mayor and to organise key civic events.
Providing a full, high quality administrative service, you will liaise with internal and external clients at all levels, dealing effectively with telephone and personal enquiries and diary management. You will also set up, manage, attend and take minutes of relevant meetings, producing reports as necessary.
To be successful in this role, you will have sufficient experience of delivering quality service in a business support role. Excellent communication and administrative skills are essential, together with the ability to deal appropriately with sensitive/confidential issues. You will be proficient in the use of office administration processes and systems and be able to work with minimum supervision.
You will have a positive, problem-solving and flexible approach to work, as well as the ability to work effectively in a busy environment and be able to prioritise your workload. There will be requirement to work occasional evenings or weekends as part of this role.
Surrey Heath Borough Council is a friendly and supportive environment to work offering a generous benefits package including; a minimum of 24 days’ annual leave (pro rata), Local Government Pension Scheme; free parking; agile working; Health Scheme after 3 years SHBC service, professional development, Leisure Centre discounts
For an informal discussion, please contact Julie Simmonds, HR Manager on 01276 707311, Julie.Simmonds@surreyheath.gov.uk
Closing date: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Interview date: Friday 9th September 2022
Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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How to Apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. If you are unable to apply online for reasons of disability, please call 01276 707396 to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be made to accommodate your individual requirements.
Please note:
All successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks in line with BPSS guidelines, which includes standard identification, referencing and unspent conviction checks. Surrey Heath Borough Council undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed.
For the best chance of successful application, please read the Job Description and Personal Specification fully before applying for this vacancy as it contains information you will need to refer to when applying. We do not accept CV’s submitted without a fully completed application form. To reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. If you choose to submit your CV with your application form we request that you remove all your personal details before uploading your CV. This will ensure that Managers cannot see your personal details when completing their shortlist. If you have not heard from the council within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful. All unsuccessful applications will be removed and confidentially disposed of 6 months after the closing date.
If you have any further enquiries please email recruitment@surreyheath.gov.uk or telephone 01276 707396.
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