Leadership and Member Executive Officer

Location: Romford, United Kingdom (Hybrid); a mix of office-based and remote working.

Salary: £39,276–£42,771 per year. Full-time, 36 hours per week, 12-month secondment/fixed-term opportunity.

Company

hirify.global is a local authority serving residents and supporting children, young people, families, and vulnerable adults across Havering.

What you will do

• Provide confidential executive and administrative support, including diary, inbox, meeting, and correspondence management.
• Coordinate governance arrangements by preparing agendas and papers, taking minutes, and following up actions.
• Manage competing priorities and support senior leadership activity in a fast-paced environment.
• Build effective working relationships with senior leaders, elected members, officers, and stakeholders.
• Prepare briefings, reports, presentations, and meeting notes.
• Support projects, service improvement, systems development, and communication across the directorate.

Requirements

• Experience providing senior-level executive, governance, or administrative support.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up actions.
• Professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, political awareness, and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office, Teams, and SharePoint.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with a combination of office-based and remote work.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Work supporting decision-making and service delivery for children, young people, and families.
• Anonymised recruitment process.
• A DBS check may apply for roles involving children, young people, or vulnerable adults.

Hiring process

• Submit a supporting statement of no more than two A4 pages explaining how the criteria are met.
• Applications close on 6 September 2026; interview arrangements are to be confirmed.