Executive Support Team Leader

We are currently recruiting for an Executive Support Team Leader on behalf of our public sector client based in East London.

The role will be responsible for providing response, high quality, professional and timely executive support to the Mayor and for ensuring the Executive Support Team operates efficiently and effectively in a high pressured environment.

The role is to work in the office based in Whitechapel five days a week.

This is a contract role initially for 3 - 6 months and is paying £30.22 per hour PAYE or £39.85 per hour Umbrella.

The successful applicant will have experience managing a team and have a good understanding of the Mayoral system in local government and decision-making processes and detailed knowledge of local authority structures. Experience within the public sector/government is highly desirable.

• To provide executive support to the Chief Executive/corporate Directors and associated governance including responsibility for all aspects of the smooth running of meetings, from effective forward planning to attending in person to take minutes
• To work collaboratively with the Head of Mayor's Office to ensure that the services provided by the team are strategically aligned with other functional areas to enable a seamless approach to service delivery and to continually improve policies, procedures and processes that meet business needs
• To maximise the use of technology to improve processes and workflow, through the identification of improvement and efficiencies, the deployment of new functionality and system enhancements to improve value for money and service provision to internal users
• To utilise performance systems and analytics tools to monitor and support delivery on behalf of the Mayor
• To liaise with residents and stakeholders on behalf of the Mayor
• To manage meetings with potential developers, working with planning officers to ensure proper process is followed at all times
• To act on behalf of the Head of Mayor's Office in their absence

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