PA & project/financial support - Strategic Commissioning

Connect2Kent ,
Maidstone, Kent
Contract Type: Contract
Salary: £10.2 per hour

Overview

Do you have experience of managing budgets as well as knowledge of financial procedures and monitoring protocols? Are you good with spreadsheets, reporting and project work? We are looking for a full time, temporary PA who can provide a professional support to the head of Strategic Commissioning and wider team, undertaking project activities, budget monitoring and sharing good practice to ensure strategic activities achieve maximum impact. You will also contribute to and co-ordinate the collation of management and budget information relating to performance indicators and other procedures to ensure compliance and consistency with guidelines, legislative requirements and Policies. Main duties and responsibilities: Provide a comprehensive personal assistance and high quality support / service to the Head of Strategic Commissioning and Commissioning Managers within a Category Plan, organise and coordinate internal and external meetings, including large gatherings such as seminars involving external agencies and speakers, preparing itineraries and undertaking research where required, ensuring that the whole process runs smoothly and that every administrative aspect is covered. Devise and oversee a range of administrative tracking systems, including monitoring all initiatives and projects in which the manager is involved, correspondence, complaints and staff annual and sick leave, to ensure that progress is maintained on behalf of the line manager where possible and that all relevant action is taken as necessary. Identify and establish appropriate management systems in order to provide data (e.g. activity levels and performance indicators) assisting in the effective monitoring of Business Plans. Monitor and assess the collection and coordination of management information in relation to the Unit's Service Level Agreements. Develop, support and co-ordinate the work of administrative staff to ensure an effective support service within the category and across the wider Strategic Commissioning Division. Monitor the Category budget, providing regular financial reports and returns as required to the Head of Strategic Commissioning in accordance with financial policies and procedures Support the implementation and evaluation of projects Develop, co-ordinate and improve the effectiveness of the business support function ensuring that policy and procedures are in place, that these are adhered to by each member of the support team to ensure that consistency is maintained at all times Research, co-ordinate, collate and manage information / data in a timely and coherent manner, chasing individual responses from managers in order to report at strategic level on the services performance indicators and service development within agreed timescales Build and maintain a network of contacts both within and outside Families and Social Care in order to ensure an exchange of information and development of good practice regarding all relevant issues relating to service support activity Connect2Kent is an agency acting as an employment business and as an equal opportunity agency. Due to the urgent nature of this position, please respond to this advert online in the first instance. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, please assume that you have been unsuccessful for this role. Close date: 24/03/2020 Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.