Description internal Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers) Lateral move - Secretary/personal assistant to HM Coroner Permanent Grade 4 - £32,076 - £39,186 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review Working 36.5 hours per week To provide a full range of secretarial and PA services to the Birmingham and Solihull senior coroner, area coroners and assistant coroners and the Coroner's team. Responsible to the senior coroner's investigator and the senior coroner on day to day matters. The applicant must be proficient in using IT including Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, Power point, and have experience of working within data management systems. The applicant would need to demonstrate experience of diary management and strong organisation skills. It is critical that the applicant can demonstrate a high degree of accuracy, be dependable and recognise the importance of confidentiality when dealing with coronial matters and dealing with correspondence. An ability to be able to prioritise work load is important as is the ability to demonstrate flexibility and work as part of a team. The applicant is expected to respond to unusual office requirements eg no set lunch breaks when court is sitting and occasionally having to work outside usual office hours. Ability to deal with very distressing written descriptions and images relating to deceased people. You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. For any informal enquiries please contact: Tracy Organ, Tracy.organbirmingham.gov.uk or Cheryl Bates, Cheryl.batesbirmingham.gov.uk We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check may be undertaken Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). Job Description and Person Specification: Secretary Personal Assistant to HMC Gr4 JDPS.docx