Are you interested in joining our Executive Support Team here at West Lancashire Borough Council? We are looking for an experienced Executive Support Officer who is looking for a challenge in a fast-paced role. You will need to demonstrate your suitability to this role as outlined in the job profile. You will be responsible in providing a highly efficient, effective, and confidential administrative support service to the Corporate Management Team including, email and diary management, scheduling meetings, prioritising activities including minute taking, preparing agendas, distribution of papers, follow up actions and any other associated tasks or actions as necessary. You will liaise with service managers, customers, stakeholders including MP's and Elected Members, ensuring that all enquiries are dealt with in a professional, efficient, and effective manner. This is a very demanding role and has several conflicting priorities. You will need to be self-motivated and be able to use your initiative and prioritise your own workloads. Your key skills will include: Excellent organisational skills, including experience of extensive diary management, proactively screening incoming/outgoing emails and calls and acting as a 'gatekeeper' using your own judgement to resolve issues. Excellent ICT skills, including the ability to use Word, Excel, Outlook and other packages as required. To handle sensitive and confidential information on behalf of CMT, exercising caution, discretion and maintaining confidentiality at all times. Willingness to be a team player and a complete finisher with a high attention to detail. The ability to work proactively and promptly in a number of areas with proven interpersonal skills when liaising and consulting with the Corporate Management Team, Senior Managers, Elected Members and staff across the organisation. If you are looking for a new and exciting challenge and want to be part of our high performing multi-disciplinary business support service, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about this position, please contact Tracy Gilligan, Business Support Manager on 01695 583229. To find out more about West Lancashire Borough Council, please follow the link to access our Recruitment Pack and view the attached Role Profile below