Act as first point of contact for the Chair, proactively and promptly reviewing and tracking incoming enquiries and correspondence and responding directly, delegating to colleagues, or advising on responses. Identify and deal with any emerging high-profile issues,

Client Details

The client is an exciting Public Sector organisation dealing with a wide range of commercial organisations.

Description

The main duties of the business manager role include:

• Act as first point of contact for the Chair, proactively and promptly reviewing and tracking

incoming enquiries and correspondence and responding directly, delegating to colleagues, or

advising on responses.

• Identify and deal with any emerging high-profile issues, ensuring a coordinated response

across the Fund, working closely with the CEO Office and Public Affairs team.

• Maintain the Chair's diary, making necessary travel, meeting and other arrangements as

required, along with undertake administrative arrangements for internal and external

meetings and attend as necessary, ensuring the Chair (where required) is fully briefed for

meetings, including recommending solutions where appropriate, working closely with the CEO

Office and Public Affairs team.

• When required, provide high-level secretariat support to key internal and external meetings involving the Chair, including preparing agendas, co-ordinating or writing papers, producing minutes, and ensuring follow-up actions are progressed.
• Liaise with external bodies with which the Chair requires representation and in which she is involved. Prepare high quality correspondence, reports, memos and presentation material as required, working closely with the Public Affairs Team/CEO Office as appropriate.

Profile

The successful candidate must have the following experience:

• Proven experience working for a Civil Service organisation or Private Office with experience preparing briefings
• Experience liaising with Public Affairs to prepare briefings
• Successful track-record of working in a comparable senior role in a large and/or complex organisation at Board level ·
• Successful track record of working with senior internal and external stakeholders ·
• Sound experience of establishing positive and productive relationships at senior level and having the tact and diplomacy to ensure these are maintained effectively ·
• Demonstrable experience in producing high quality professional communications, especially accurate in editing and proof-reading ·
• Demonstrable experience of researching, collating and writing briefing materials and management information reports ·
• Experience of managing processes and influencing effectively ·
• Able to work flexibly, occasionally having to work early or late and be away for occasional meetings/events as required to fulfil the demands of the role

Job Offer

The role is a permanent opportunity and will offer the candidate a competitive salary and an exciting career as part of a dynamic and prestigious organisation.