Secretary

Job Title: Secretary

Start Date: ASAP

End Date: 3 months - With the possibility to extend

Rate of Pay: £12.52ph - Weekly Pay

Shift Patterns: Monday-Friday - Hybrid (Minimum 1 Day Per - This day would be a Thursday - This can vary on business needs if the client requires you to work in the office additional days)

Hours: Between 7am-7pm - 7.5 hours Per Day / 37 Hours Per Week (Some flexibility)

Location: Tyneside House Skinnerburn Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 7AR

We are excited to offer this opportunity to join the Environment Agency's North East Area as a Secretary on a temporary basis. This role supports 7 members of the senior Area Leadership Team, primarily through diary and meeting management.

Tasks that the successful candidate will complete include:

• Managing the secretarial support mailbox, responding to queries, and escalating as appropriate
• Setting up an ongoing schedule of meetings across the area as well as ad hoc meeting requests
• Organising meeting venues and travel
• Maintaining email distribution lists
• Administering annual leave requests, including organising Scheme of Delegation forms

The Secretary role is part of the Business Office Team, which acts as the business support hub for the North East Area and sits within the Environmental Planning and Engagement Department.

The Business Office Team carries out a wide range of 'behind the scenes' functions providing a range of administrative and business support services across the area and to our Area Leadership Team.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• Work closely with members of the senior Area Leadership Team
• Confidently use the range of Microsoft programmes, particularly Outlook and Teams
• Manage and organise multiple busy and conflicting schedules
• Prioritise workload with tasks from a range of sources

Full training will be provided to the successful candidate in Environment Agency systems and processes that will be used as part of this role.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.