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Administrative Assistant
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
14/01/2019
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 28/01/2019 12:00
Salary:
£17,681 - £18,672
Job Category:
Regeneration/ Economic Development
Vacancy ID:
182865
Employment Location:
County Hall
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
28 Jan
Further Information
Northumberland County Council operates a huge range of services across the largest county in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That’s why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
The post is within the recently established Economy and Regeneration Service, whose core purpose is to deliver the Council’s priority of Economic Growth. This includes the influencing national and regional policy and co-ordinating and driving forward of the delivery and management of regeneration and economic growth projects including those funded with European Structural funds.
You will work across the wider team of 15 staff but will be based as part of a team of 6 staff responsible for the financial management, monitoring and reporting of externally funded projects being delivered both within Northumberland and the wider North East area.
This is a fixed term post for 3 years.
The role is specifically responsible for providing Administrative support for the Corporate Programmes and External Funding Team. This will include minute taking, document management, ordering and other general administrative tasks as required.
You will have an NVQ level 2 or equivalent in an administrative or finance discipline or a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
You will have well developed interpersonal and communications skills and the ability to quickly build good working relationships both within the Team and with external organisations. The ability to converse at ease with Partners and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
We are offering:
- A starting salary of £17,681-18,672
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (or other pension scheme)
- A wide range of staff benefits including a competitive annual leave provision
- Flexible working arrangements
Essential requirements:
- A good general education demonstrating numeracy and literacy.
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in administrative and finance related discipline
- Experience in using office applications on a personal computer
- A commitment to providing a quality administrative support service
Please note that successful applicants must be able to attend an interview/assessment centre on 8th February 2019.
For further information please see the attached job description and person specification and for an informal discussion about the role, please contact Beverley Harrison 01670 623882 and for more information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here:
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We recognise the difficulties that transgender applicants in particular may face during a recruitment process; any concerns regarding the process can be discussed with Claire Coe (Trans HR Support Officer)
claire.coe01@northumberland.gov.uk
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. All applications to work on a part-time will be considered in line with the requirements of the post and the needs of the service.
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend interview please email
hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk
Please note
This job is closed for applications.
Supporting documents
1773 Administrative Assistant 3.pdf
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