24 Oct
London Borough Of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
JOB DESCRIPTION
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Directorate: Strategic Partnerships Unit
Grade: SO1
Salary: £35,577 - £36,567
Contract Type: Full-time, temporary fixed term for 1 year
Working hours per week: 36
Application Deadline: 10/11/2024 @11.59pm
Proposed Interview Date(s): Week commencing TBC
Reference:1365
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led,
digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
About the role:
The Strategic Partnerships Unit is responsible for managing four statutory Strategic Partnership Boards and associated workstreams (Safeguarding Children Board, Safeguarding Adults Board, Health & Wellbeing Board and SafetyNet - our Community Safety Partnership). The Governance Support Assistant will play a crucial role in helping with the coordination and discharging of the Partnership Boards' statutory functions. Duties will include maintaining the mailing list, organising meetings, accurately recording partnership discussions and supporting with events.
As Governance Support Assistant you will have a crucial role within the Strategic Partnerships Unit, helping with the management and coordination of a range of partnership activity and communication.
You will need to be very organised and able to make effective use of relevant IT systems and Office 360 packages such as Microsoft Excel and Word. You will work well in a team and ideally you would previously have worked with senior officers. You'll be adaptable and resilient in order to manage multiple tasks and work in a fast paced environment where there are often many deadlines and changing priorities.
We are a small, diverse and friendly team based in the Town Hall at Fellowship Square in Walthamstow.
Key Responsibilities:
- Effectively manage the Strategic Partnerships Unit inbox and calendar, including the mailing and distribution list
- Support the wider team with effectively discharging the functions of the Strategic Partnership Boards
- Assist with the organisation and coordination of meetings and events
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Excellent organisational skills
- Experience of managing complex inboxes and developing administrative systems as required
- Ability to use IT systems and Office 365 packages to produce high quality work
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Ability to work confidentially and deal with sensitive information
- Be adaptable and resilient in order to respond to changing work priorities
Terms and conditions:
The below terms and conditions apply to this role:
- Satisfactory employment references and identity checks
- Satisfactory declaration of interest
- This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults
- Satisfactory DBS check
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff.
The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and 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. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit .
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Zahra Jones at .
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at .
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application,
please email [email protected] so we can arrange an alternative application method.
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