Cabinet Support Officer (Temp: London)
Pertemps London
This role is critical in supporting Cabinet Members to effectively deliver their portfolio responsibilities and organisational priorities. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across departments, ensuring executive decision-making processes are supported through high-quality research, coordination, and stakeholder engagement.
The postholder will play a key role in ensuring Cabinet Members are fully supported through proactive planning, structured communications, and effective casework and diary management.
Department: Corporate Services
Location: London
Rate: £21.80 – £22.80 PAYE
Key Responsibilities
Cabinet and Executive Support
- Provide flexible administrative and policy support to 2–3 Cabinet Members, enabling effective delivery of portfolio priorities.
- Support executive decision-making through coordination of briefing materials, policy summaries, and stakeholder information.
- Undertake research on a range of policy and operational topics, identifying key options and presenting findings in structured briefing notes.
- Ensure all information provided to Cabinet Members is accurate, timely, and of the highest professional standard.
- Manage complex and fast-moving diaries, ensuring priorities are scheduled efficiently and time is used effectively.
- Provide comprehensive inbox management, including triaging enquiries, responding to correspondence, and escalating urgent matters appropriately.
- Draft responses and commission actions from senior managers where required, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Coordinate Cabinet Member meetings, including:
- Agenda planning
- Venue and logistics arrangements
- Circulation of briefing papers
- Minute-taking and action tracking
- Support the delivery of Cabinet Member briefings through effective planning and best-practice administrative processes.
- Build strong relationships across internal departments, senior leadership teams, and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with residents, community groups, voluntary organisations, and partner agencies.
- Maintain professional communication standards while supporting public engagement activities.
- Provide structured casework management support to Cabinet Members.
- Monitor emerging policy issues and ensure key matters are escalated appropriately.
- Support communications activities in collaboration with communications and policy teams.
- Facilitate site visits, public meetings, and stakeholder events.
- Provide support outside core hours where required to meet Cabinet schedules.
- Provide cover support to the Leader’s Office when necessary.
- Undertake additional duties consistent with the level of the role.
- Good understanding of local government structures, governance processes, or regulated public sector environments.
- Ability to interpret policy documents, reports, and briefing materials.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Excellent prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines.
- High level of discretion and political awareness.
- Team-oriented approach with the ability to collaborate effectively.
- Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team
- Chief of Staff and Leader’s Office
- Cabinet Members and Lead Members
- Communications and Policy Teams
- Senior Managers and Business Support Teams
- Community Groups and Residents
- External partners across public, private, and voluntary sectors
- Highly organised and detail-oriented
- Confident working with senior leaders and elected officials
- Politically aware with strong professional judgement
- Able to manage confidential information with discretion
- Customer-focused with a commitment to improving outcomes for communities
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Previous experience working within:
- Local government
- Housing sector
- Public sector governance environments
- Experience supporting senior leadership or elected officials.
- Experience coordinating public meetings, consultations, or stakeholder engagement activities.
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