**Please note previous applicants need not apply**

Warwickshire County Council are looking for an Administrative Assistant to support their County Highway's Team. 

You will be responsible for providing general administrative duties as well as administrative duties required to support the Delivery Team/Client Team including raising Task Orders for the Term Maintenance Contractor and managing the defect pool of work. In addition you will be undertaking routine financial processes and will assist with other duties as required . 

The Role

Creating works orders and draft programmes of work 
Responding to in-hours call outs and liaising with the Term Maintenance Contractor
Assisting in the administration and investigation of public enquiries
Providing administrative support to the Delivery Team/Client Team
Monitoring invoices and making payments as directed

Dealing with stakeholders including members of the public, Councillors, other Councils, Emergency Services and other bodies. To undertake relevant and appropriate duties and responsibilities required for the post ensuring the delivery service is run in a flexible and efficient manner.

37.0 Hours per Week

Key Requirements

You will need accurate literacy, numeracy and administrative skills and the ability to analyse information to solve general queries. Good keyboard skills are also required for the role. 
As you will be managing a variety of relationships with different stakeholders, it is important you have good communication skills and can work on your own initiative. 
Good planning and organising skills are key for this role and you should be used to working under pressure to meet deadlines allowing flexibility and resilience. 

For further information please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

Additional Information & How to Apply

**Please note previous applicants need not apply**

For further information about the role, please contact the hiring manager: John Grant - Design & Programmes Manager on 01926 412515 or at johngrant@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 3rd February 2019

Interview Date: 21st February 2019

To apply for this vacancy please click on the ‘Apply’ button.

Our method of application is online, you will also be required to upload a supporting statement of how you meet the essential criteria.

Please note, CV’s should not been submitted unless asked to do so.

If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk, including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.

You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email and WMJobs account on a regular basis after submitting your application.

Rewards & Benefits of working for Warwickshire

It really is true that every single job role here at Warwickshire County Council contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our County; we want to do this for our employees, too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours, technology to support remote working (such as light laptops and phones where the role allows).

Time to recharge is so important; we provide a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us. You get all Bank and public holidays off, plus all staff are given an extra day of holiday over Christmas.

As if that wasn’t enough, you’ll also have access to membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, a host of enhanced family friendly policies and some of the very best Learning and Development training courses to support your ongoing development.

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We welcome applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.