Id Job: 3172344
Reports to: Senior Executive Support Manager & Head of Comms and Strategy
An exciting position has arisen for a hands-on administrative role within the development industry. This is a great opportunity for a reliable, proactive, and well-organised individual to gain experience working on a large-scale public-sector regeneration project.
Supporting Executive Directors and the CEO’s Senior Managers, you will gain experience with central government departments, the GLA, community organisations, public bodies and leading consultancies in the property, planning and architecture sectors.
You can expect to:
is developing rapport and working effectively with a diverse range of people, sharing knowledge and skills to deliver shared goals.
is setting high standards for oneself and others, guiding, motivating and developing them, to achieve high performance and meet the OPDC’s objectives and statutory obligations
is thinking ahead, managing time, priorities and risk, and developing structured and efficient approaches to deliver work on time and to a high standard
is analysing and interpreting situations from a variety of viewpoints and finding creative, workable and timely solutions
is being flexible and adapting positively, to sustain performance when the situation changes, workload increases, tensions rise or priorities shift.
is understanding and being sensitive to organisational dynamics, culture and politics across and beyond the OPDC and shaping our approach accordingly
If you have a question about the role or would like to discuss it informally, please feel free to contact Shalini at Shalini.ajoodha@opdc.london.gov.uk
In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
Please note all applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs alone for this role. Please upload a personal statement with a maximum of 1500 words to the ‘Additional Documents’ section of the form, ensuring you address the following technical requirements and competencies in your personal statement. Word or PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images. Please ensure your CV and cover letter are saved with the job reference number as part of the naming convention (E.g. “CV – applicant name - 012345)
The GLA Competency Framework Guidelines further detailing each competency and the different level indicators can be found here: GLA competency framework
This role is based at Brent Civic Centre, 32 Engineers Way, HA9 0FJ
OPDC staff are hybrid working up to 3 days a week in our offices and remotely depending on their role. As part of this, you will need to split your time between home working and coming into the office.
London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.
Application closing date: Monday 26 June 2023 at 23:59
We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.
We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
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