Senior PA

Surrey County Council; Reigate; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 36,000

Job description

• Contract type: Fixed term
• Working hours: 14.4 hours per week
• Posted on: 28 February 2025
• Directorate: Chief Executive Office
• Location: Woodhatch Place, 11 Cockshot Hill, Reigate, RH2 8EF

Description

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

The starting salary for this role is £14,292 per annum (pro rata to £35,730 FTE) for working 14.4 hours per week. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity.

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a Senior Personal Assistant to support our Executive Director for Community Protection and Emergencies (Chief Fire Officer), where your work will help us to achieve our aims.

Your main work base location will be Surrey Fire and Rescue Headquarters at Woodhatch Place, Reigate. However, hybrid and flexible working is welcomed and supported; we care about the job you do, not where you do it!

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part-time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary-related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Service

We're looking for someone who shares our vision and can support our mission. Our Vision for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service: With you, making Surrey safer. Our Mission:

• Serving the needs of our community
• Flexibly responding to a constantly changing environment
• Recognising and embedding diversity in everything we do
• Solving challenges through intelligence driven collaboration, innovation and improvement

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service aims to make the county safer by integrating three key service areas: prevention, protection and intervention.

About the Team

The team works collaboratively and is adaptable to change to meet productivity requirements. With the help of the team manager, development goals will be set, ensuring team members reach their full potential and gain a great insight into an interesting and dynamic sector over the period of the fixed-term contract.

About the role

This is a varied role where you'll be providing Senior Personal Assistant support for our busy Executive Director for Community Protection and Emergencies (Chief Fire Officer). This will involve inbox and diary management, prioritising appointments, responding to and resolving complex enquiries, detailed minute taking and record keeping, organising events, high-quality research and analysis, preparing reports and presentations, as well as administration and project support when required.

Previous experience of providing executive-level PA support is critical for this role. We're looking for someone who can work successfully to deliver complex tasks through multiple strands of work, sometimes under pressure, and produce meeting notes and actions to a high standard; this position will require strong planning and organisational skills.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Previous experience of providing executive-level PA support
• The ability to deliver complex tasks through multiple strands of work, sometimes under pressure
• The ability to produce meeting notes and actions to a high standard
• Strong planning and organisational skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked five questions alongside uploading your CV.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion please contact Tina Thorburn via email or on Microsoft Teams.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 27/03/2025 with interviews to follow.

Our Values

Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.