This is an exciting opportunity to join the Mayor of London’s Correspondence Team.
We are looking for an experienced candidate to join a busy team. The successful candidate will be responsible for a wide range of activity - including ensuring Mayoral correspondence is appropriately managed, drafting correspondence, providing guidance to staff on correspondence procedures, providing analysis and evaluation of correspondence reports, researching information to inform responses and representing the Mayor’s Office at correspondence meetings.
We are looking for a candidate who has strong writing and research skills and demonstrable experience working in a complex and political environment with tight timelines, managing a large caseload and competing priorities successfully. The ability to evidence the experience of managing a large volume of work is essential.
The successful candidate will need to take ownership of their work, demonstrate they are proactive and able to build strong working relationships, with a proven ability to work with different levels of stakeholders both inside and outside of City Hall.
Please read the JOB DESCRIPTION and PERSON SPECIFICATION
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This role will be based at Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA.
London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We would welcome applications from candidates who are seeking part time work as this role is open to job share.
In addition to a good salary package, we offer an attractive range of benefits including 30 days’ annual leave, interest free season ticket loan, interest free bicycle loan and a career average pension scheme.
If you have a question about the role or the recruitment process then please contact a member of the recruitment team via email on glajobs@london.gov.uk quoting reference GLA3335.
Application closing date: Sunday 29 March 2020 at 23:59 GMT
Interviews will take place at: City Hall on W/C 6 April 2020
Please note we do not accept CV’s for this role. All applications for this vacancy must be submitted via our online recruitment system. To apply and to view a copy of the Job Description and Person specification, please click the "Apply Now" button below.