Personal Assistant to the Executive Director of Housing and Regeneration
Posted Today by Enfield Council
£37,692 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Enfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Personal Assistant to the Executive Director of Housing and Regeneration involves providing high-quality administrative and secretarial support within a dynamic housing and regeneration environment. The position requires effective collaboration with the Senior Management Team to ensure smooth departmental operations while adhering to relevant legislation. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and problem-solving skills, contributing to the overall efficiency of the Housing Services division. This role offers an opportunity to gain insight into the workings of a busy department focused on housing development and tenant services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive administrative, secretarial, and PA support to the Director of Housing and Regeneration.
- Work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team to maintain effective departmental operations.
- Set up, maintain, and review processes and systems in accordance with legislation and statutory requirements.
- Plan, organize, and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines effectively.
- Support the delivery of housing services and solutions for individuals facing homelessness.
Key Skills:
- Strong administrative and secretarial skills.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent organizational and planning skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
Salary (Rate): £37,692 yearly
City: Enfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Reference Number: HRD-002679
Salary: Scale 6 £35,520 - £37,692
Advert closing date: 30/06/2026
Department: Housing, Regeneration, Development
Location: Civic Centre Site
Contract type: Permanent
Division: Housing Services
Hours Per Week: 36
Contract End Date: Not specified
Interview Date: W/c: 20/07/26
Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PA to the Director of Housing and Regeneration. Housing and Regeneration is an exciting and fast paced environment with a broad remit covering housing development and estate regeneration, the delivery of services to council tenants and the delivery of Housing Advisory Services and solutions for people facing homelessness. We are looking for dynamic individual to provide confidential, high quality and comprehensive administrative, secretarial and PA support to the Director of Housing and Regeneration. The post holder will be expected to work effectively as part of the team to support the Senior Management Team (SMT). This will include setting up, maintaining and reviewing processes and systems to ensure effective day to day operation of the department, in accordance with relevant legislation and statutory requirements. We are looking for a highly skilled administrator with problem solving skills, the ability to plan, organise and prioritise to meet deadlines and a positive can do attitude, who is looking to gain a broad oversight of how a busy Housing and Regeneration Department runs. This is a great opportunity to work with Senior Managers and partners.
Contact Details - If you would like to know more about the role, please contact If you want to find out more about the vacancy, please contact Jayne Paterson 0208 0580 0580 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team. If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Farida Uddin on 0208 132 1027 or email farida.uddin@enfield.gov.uk
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Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service.
- You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
- 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered. Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.
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