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Provide full administrative and secretarial support to the HOD & department to ensure the smooth management of his day-to-day affairs, and most effective use of his time. Handle sensitive and complex issues in a professional and objective manner.
Job Responsibility:
Manage HOD’s agenda, assessing priority of appointments and reallocation as necessary
Process HOD’s correspondence, ensuring that incoming correspondence is dealt with by the Director/or on behalf of the Director, or other staff as appropriate
Maintain HOD’s office systems, including data management and filing
Maintain records of HOD’s contacts., enquiries and requests, and deal with them when appropriate
Assist HOD’s in researching and following up with action on matters which fall within the HOD’s responsibility – chasing responses, triggering follow-up action
Organise meetings and ensure that HOD is well prepared for those meetings, preparing agendas, pre-meeting briefings and meeting papers
Supervise all Trust incoming/outgoing mail
Perform any other duties as may reasonably be required by the HOD
Requirements:
Minimum 3+ years of experience in a relevant role supporting senior management level
Ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to maintain confidentiality
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, to enable professional interaction with a wide range of contacts, both internal and external
Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy
A flexible, pro-active approach to work including the ability to prioritise and re-prioritise
Good organization, time management and scheduling skills