About the team we are recruiting to

Regulatory & Planning Services is a service area within Coventry City Council which supports the growth and regulation of the city. The vision and commitment of the team ensures there is a robust platform to guide the delivery of sustainable development making provision for local people through the delivery of housing, jobs, retail and community uses whilst creating high quality urban and natural environments whilst developing, growth, enforcement and regulation within the city of Coventry.

The Regulation Service is made up of multi-disciplinary professionals including Licensing, Trading Standards, Food and Safety, Planning and Housing Enforcement and Property Licensing.  These services embrace a range of service areas used by the community which primarily involves people, businesses or organisations needing to obtain some form of consent within the law or are required to comply with various legal provisions.  The service area aims to:

• Ensure that the public, visitors, workers and residents of Coventry have the right to a healthy and safe work and domestic environment;
• Treat all regulated persons and businesses in a fair and consistent manner, through a process of education, persuasion and enforcement, ensuring that the public and businesses observe the law, and
• Protect public health and the wider environment, whilst minimising disruption to enterprise or economic activity and reducing the legislative burden on complaint and business.

We are seeking positive, experienced, enthusiastic, talented and driven professionals who care about the development of our great city to join our busy, top performing, forward thinking Regulation services.

What is the job role?

Are you confident and experienced in offering executive support to senior managers and partners?

Are you a genuine team player who enjoys building productive relationships across organisations?

This is an exciting time for you to join our team as an Executive Support Officer. In this role you will be providing high-level executive support to the Chair of the Safety Advisory Group exercising judgement and independence. You will be the single point of contact for the Safety Advisory Group and responding to queries and correspondence and will be dealing with Diary management for the Chair of SAG.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Establishing effective relationships by supporting the Chair of the Safety Advisory Group
• Demonstrating effective leadership by exercising sound judgement and discretion
• Focusing on performance by managing conflicting and competing priorities effectively
• Maintaining a focus on change and continuous improvement by demonstrating an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses
• Supporting the Customer Service agenda across the organisation by taking a Coventry citizen view in considering new initiatives.

Who are we looking for?

As an Executive Support Officer you will have sound knowledge and understanding of best practice in relation to supporting the Safety Advisory Group. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to engage with contacts inside and outside of the organisation and at all levels to achieve appropriate outcomes. You will be adept at establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships, establishing rapport and gaining the trust and support of others. The ability to work under your own initiative, use independent judgement, tact and decisiveness while working under pressure against a backdrop of constantly changing priorities.

To be a successful applicant you will have previous experience as a Personal Assistant, and be able to detail how you have supported senior employees in fulfilling the expectations of their role. You will also have experience of analysis and problem solving, gathering data and facts to make decisions; as well as high level administration and analytical skills.

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement, please include the following information in your application: 

• What areas of expertise do you have
• What personal qualities relevant to the role can you offer
• What specialist or transferable skills can you offer

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

All attachments for the job can be found here

Interview date(s): 2nd September 2020

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!
There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.
We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.
As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.
Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 

For full details on the application process please read the attached document labelled Coventry CC Application process.

Coventry City Council