Job description

Administration and Executive Support Officer – Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Medway

If you have experience providing administrative and executive support and are looking for an exciting new opportunity to work in a team aiming to improve health and wellbeing and tackle health inequalities in Medway, then this is the job for you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an officer to provide administrative and executive support to the Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC) Medway, a collaboration between Medway Council and the University of Kent which aims embed quality research practice in Medway Council for strategic and operational decision-making to benefit local communities’ health and wellbeing. (see https://www.medway.gov.uk/hdrc for more information).

In this role you will provide executive support to the leadership of the HDRC and administrative support for the wider team. This includes a wide range of activities and responsibilities, ranging from diary and budget management, meeting organisation and stakeholder management; to document drafting, guidance reporting and information gathering. Your role will contribute to an ambitious and important project and is an opportunity to work at the heart of the council, engage internal and external stakeholders and develop your skills and experience.

As the successful candidate, you will have relevant experience and be proficient in the skills required for the role (technical and personal). You will also be able to evidence advanced organisational skills and be able to build strong relationships at all levels within and outside of the organisation. Importantly, you will also have a keen interest in improving health and wellbeing.

Interviews are due to take place on the 2nd and 4th October 2024

In return we offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs.

Further details are available here: – https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

We’re committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.