The Cabinet Secretariat Team at Westminster City Council is looking to recruit to the role of Cabinet Officer to support senior elected politicians. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced team within the Policy, Performance and Communications Directorate of the Council.

The role is on a fixed term basis (covering secondment) and will include responsibility for the ensuring Cabinet Members and senior politicians are in the right place, at the right time and with the right information to do their job. The role therefore also involves a large amount of diary management as well as drafting correspondence and briefings in a collaborative manner in partnership with a range of senior officers.

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting politicians or other high profile individuals in a slick, no problem is too small manner, dealing with the general public and communicating with a range of people from Senior Managers to external partners and stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an exceptional level of organisation skills, a careful attention to detail and the confidence to notice and escalate issues which may be reputationally damaging to the organisation. The role will demand excellent written and verbal communication skills, in addition to first-rate IT skills.