Job Description

LOCATION:


2 High Street, Perth, PH1 5PH


SALARY:


26,090 - 27,498 per year


CONTRACT TYPE:


Permanent


POSITION TYPE:


Full Time


HOURS:


36 hours per week


WORK FROM HOME:


Hybrid



We currently have the following opportunity:



Management Assistant - PKC13423

26,090 - 27,498

2 High Street, Perth



An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Assistant to provide a comprehensive and high level of administrative support for Business Services within the Education and Learning service based at 2 High Street, Perth.



You will process enquiries from a wide range of stakeholders such as the general public, external agencies, Council staff at all levels as well as Elected Members and be expected to do this promptly, efficiently and accurately.



We are looking for a flexible, focused and enthusiastic individual who has experience in an administrative role. Excellent diary management is essential to be effective in the role, as is the ability to provide minute taking to a high standard. You should have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills as this is a busy and demanding role with often conflicting priorities. You will therefore work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.



We are also looking for you to be an excellent team player as you will be required to assist with other tasks across the wider team.

Skills & Experience Required

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You should be a a motivated individual who has excellent interpersonal skills.



You should be flexible in your approach to work and be able to react positively to change and new ways of working as we continually strive to improve and adapt our services to best meet our customer needs.



A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is required in this role, as well as having a proactive and positive mindset.



To undertake the role, you will have:


Experience of providing comprehensive administrative support. The ability to proactively forward plan and manage your own workload to achieve deadlines. Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills to be able to evaluate the significance and urgency of information received and take appropriate action. The ability to perform tasks to a high level of accuracy, applying good attention to detail, and be able to work under pressure to achieve deadlines. The ability to resolve and respond independently to a variety of problems and situations. The ability to sensitively and discreetly process highly confidential information. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to be able to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders. The ability to perform diary management to successfully co-ordinate and manage senior officer's diaries to plan school visits and internal/external meetings. The ability to provide minute taking to a high standard. Excellent IT skills with a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office 365 packages.

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

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Our

values and behaviours

influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our

values and behaviours

.