Divisional Secretarial Support

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Interview Date: To be confirmed

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, professional, dynamic and self-motivated Secretary to join the East of England Division. For the successful applicant this will be an office-based role at our Divisional Headquarters in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire from where you will provide proactive secretarial and administrative duties in support of our church and community centres (corps) across the East of England.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide a professional, client focused and solution driven service.
• Manage telephone calls, correspondence, enquiries and visitors.
• Draft a variety of documents for the divisional team
• Service meetings to a high standard
• Manage the divisional leaders’ diaries, setting up meetings, engagements and making travel/accommodation arrangements as required
• Support the planning and administration of DHQ events and projects
• Fulfil relevant financial processes
• Maintain both computer databases and hard copy filing systems as required and making travel/accommodation arrangements as required

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience of working successfully in a similar role within a busy and varied work environment
• Demonstrate the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately maintaining confidentiality and discretion as required
• Demonstrate strong communication (both written and verbal)
• Demonstrable the ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks effectively
• Enjoy working as part of a ‘solution focused’ team.
• Have experience of using a range of IT software, including MS Office
  and Teams
• Be able to work flexibly to deliver the requirements of the role

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, a criminal record check and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements.As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found