WMCA is led by the Mayor of the West Midlands. The current Mayor is Andy Street, who is in office until May 2024. Andy chairs the WMCA Board and acts as a voice for the region, nationally and globally. He is responsible for economic growth in our region, improving our transport network, improving housing in the region, and tackling unemployment, homelessness and inequality.

The team in the Mayor’s office plays an important part in supporting Andy deliver these specific areas of responsibility – and this role joins that team; providing high quality, proactive and responsive administrative support to the Mayor.

This role is fixed term until May 2024.

What will you be doing?

• Support the Mayoral Office Co-ordinator with diary management and preparation of meeting papers
• Book travel arrangements
• Order office supplies
• Book meeting rooms, car parking spaces, and visitors into the office
• Meet and greet visitors and offer hospitality
• Checking and sending correspondence in the Mayor’s name
• Responding to invitations
• Managing enquiries that come in via the Events CRM inbox
• Updating the mayor’s contact list
• Work as a team and focus fully on the Mayor’s remit and agenda

About you

• Experience of working in a busy, high profile and sensitive environment
• Proven skills in managing own work, including planning ahead and prioritising effectively to meet competing work demands
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to represent the Mayor, the Mayoral Office, and the WMCA with key stakeholders and members of the public
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Excellent team working and relationship building
• Ability to work at a high level of intensity on own initiative using judgment and displaying resilience

About us

Our role in the West Midlands has never been more important and in these extraordinary times we’ve shown we can step forward, speak up for our region and bring people together. Everything we do is focused on making life better for people in the West Midlands – that’s our reason for being here and it drives every move we make. We lead and support others to deliver our shared future vision for the region – a happier, healthier, better connected place to live and work.

We fully believe that we are only as great as the people who work for us and are committed to providing a positive, healthy and inclusive working environment where our people feel valued and respected. We’re ambitious, forward thinking and determined to find better ways of working, always leading the way in what we do. We trust and support each other to get the job done, and encourage creativity, originality and curiosity from those who work with us.

We are a “Leaders in Diversity” accredited organisation, are in the Inclusive Top 50 Employers List and are one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Women. As a Disability Confident Employer, we have made a positive commitment to interviewing all applicants with a disability who meet the essential role criteria. We are committed to building a team of people with varied backgrounds and experiences as we recognise that this will only benefit us as an employer, the more inclusive we are the better our work will be, and welcome applications from young people, Black, Asian and ethnic minority groups and women at senior levels.

We’re dedicated to providing a broad range of rewards and benefits and constantly benchmark our benefits packages to ensure they are attractive for all our people. As well as a competitive salary, employees also receive 27 days annual leave (plus public holidays) and access to a great pension scheme.

Furthermore, wherever possible we will offer flexible working options which assist work-life balance. We are very happy to discuss a flexible working pattern that suits your needs, so please do not let that be a barrier to applying. If your values align with ours and you’re committed to working towards creating a future we can all be proud of, we want to hear from you.

About your application

The online Application Form you'll be asked to complete plays a key part in our recruitment and selection process. We use the information you provide to decide whether to invite you for an interview. It is important that you complete the Application Form as fully and accurately as possible. You will be asked to upload a Supporting Statement (not a CV) and this should include specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role for which you are applying. 

If you would like to discuss alternative methods to the online application as a reasonable adjustment please contact the Resourcing Team by email (careers@wmca.org.uk).

Supporting documents
Role Profile Mayoral Administrator.pdf