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Executive Assistant
Haringey
Full time: 35 hrs a week
£24/hr
Start date: ASAP

AKTON Recruitment is looking for a Executive Assistant in the Haringey area. Required to be based in Haringey (Broadwater Farm Tottenham) at least three days per week. the role will also incorporate some office management tasks. Role will be supporting two heads of service and their teams, including diary and email management, liaison with other departments, organising meetings and minute taking. Experience of working as an EA or similar in a Local Authority environment is desirable.

Duties and responsibilities

1. Responsible for managing the Head of Repairs and Maintenance, office, diary and itinerary as appropriate.

2. Consistently provide an excellent Executive Assistant service.

3. Act as the first point of contact and screen telephone and other enquiries, initiate appropriate action, deal with enquiries, help to resolve queries where possible, and provide the Head of Repairs and Maintenance, with an indication of items of importance or interest. This includes progressing and chasing responses to enquiries to the Head of Repairs and Maintenance.

4. Make decisions and act on behalf of the Head of Repairs and Maintenance within agreed parameters

5. Prepare for and service Senior Management meetings, Improvement Board meetings and all other meetings as directed by the Head of Repairs and Maintenance. Progress post-meeting actions within set timescales.

Knowledge and Experience
* Substantial Executive Assistant experience at senior level and ability to demonstrate success within the role
* Experience of project work
* Experience of dealing appropriately with Councillors, Senior Managers and residents