Hull City Council Jobs Update

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated individual, seeking a new challenge.  This is a fixed term appointment for 12 months.

The postholder will work autonomously to support the Assistant City Manager (Education)/Headteacher for the Virtual School for LAC.  The main accountabilities of the post being: you will have very good communication skills, be adept at using emotional intelligence to anticipate issues before they arise, and then have excellent research and organisational skills to deal with the issues.  You will also need to have an excellent understanding of the way the Council works and the key issues of the moment.

You will work to ensure the Assistant City Manager’s needs are met efficiently and effectively.  This will require you to effectively use your own judgement and initiative, while making sure that the Senior Leadership Team is kept fully informed as to progress.  You will also ensure that the ACM completes all necessary reports as required by the service.

Success will be in getting things right first time, whether that is no clashes in diary management, rapid and full response to callers, or giving visitors first class experience of meetings in the office.

Significant experience of providing senior clerical support to officers in a complex and fast moving office are essential.   You must have excellent literacy and numeracy skills, and have excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, able to work effectively with minimal supervision to meet challenging objectives and deadlines.

Shortlisting w/c 3 September

Interviews w/c 10 September