EA to the Diocesan Secretary
The Church of England
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Portsmouth, England
Contract type: Full time
Executive Assistant to the Diocesan Secretary
(The Diocesan Secretary, in partnership with the Bishop of Portsmouth, leads the professional and effective operation, governance and management of the Diocese of Portsmouth and its employees, to set and support the tone and culture of the organisation.)
This role will be, in essence, a job share with the existing EA and has become necessary due to worktime adjustments. It is therefore ideally suited to someone who is looking for a part time opportunity, however for a suitable applicant a full time role would be considered.
The main responsibility is to ensure the smooth operation of the Diocesan Secretariat, which serves, supports, encourages and enables others within the Diocese of Portsmouth.
In practice this will involve organising meetings and taking minutes, together with the regular communication with Committee members. Ideally this would include out of hours meetings where appropriate – there are three Diocesan Synod meetings per year on a Saturday and ten Bishops Council meetings on weekday evenings.
In addition to supporting the Diocesan Secretary this role will include providing support to the Head of Finance, with the counterpart supporting the Head of Safeguarding in addition to the Diocesan Secretary. A fuller description is contained in the Job Description.
The role reports directly to the Diocesan Secretary.
(The Diocesan Secretary, in partnership with the Bishop of Portsmouth, leads the professional and effective operation, governance and management of the Diocese of Portsmouth and its employees, to set and support the tone and culture of the organisation.)
This role will be, in essence, a job share with the existing EA and has become necessary due to worktime adjustments. It is therefore ideally suited to someone who is looking for a part time opportunity, however for a suitable applicant a full time role would be considered.
The main responsibility is to ensure the smooth operation of the Diocesan Secretariat, which serves, supports, encourages and enables others within the Diocese of Portsmouth.
In practice this will involve organising meetings and taking minutes, together with the regular communication with Committee members. Ideally this would include out of hours meetings where appropriate – there are three Diocesan Synod meetings per year on a Saturday and ten Bishops Council meetings on weekday evenings.
In addition to supporting the Diocesan Secretary this role will include providing support to the Head of Finance, with the counterpart supporting the Head of Safeguarding in addition to the Diocesan Secretary. A fuller description is contained in the Job Description.
The role reports directly to the Diocesan Secretary.
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