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Administrative Assistant   £30,987 - £32,346 per annum (Incl. London weighting)

Hours:  36 per week

Contract: Permanent

Location: WRWA Administration Office, Smugglers Way, Wandsworth, SW18 

Western Riverside Waste Authority is responsible for treating the waste and recycling collected by the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Lambeth, Wandsworth and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We are looking to recruit a new Administrative Assistant, to help in the day-to-day running of our office.

About the Role

We are an expanding team, hardworking and high performing with an increasing workload, and this role will be central to the smooth running of the Authority’s Administration Office.   It is an office-based role which will involve the organising and minuting of meetings, being the main point of contact for visitors, answering telephone and email enquiries from the public and carrying out more general office duties.  

About you

If you have good written and spoken communication skills, good organisational and planning skills, can use MS Office-based IT, you may be ideal for this post.  Previous experience of minute taking is desirable, but not essential.

Waste Industry experience is not essential. 

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement, the opportunity for flexible and home working and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.  

How to apply

If this opportunity sounds good to you, please send your completed Application Form and Equal Opportunities Form to recruitment@wrwa.gov.uk or post to:

Recruitment
 Western Riverside Waste Authority
 Smugglers Way
 Wandsworth
 LONDON SW18 1JS.

Please note you must address ALL the essential/desirable criteria listed in the person specification (in the Job Profile) on your application form to help the shortlisting panel assess your suitability to be put forward for interview. 

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing Date:   Midnight on Sunday, 2^nd February 2025

Shortlisting:  w/c:  3^rd February 2025 

Interview Date:   Monday, 17^th February 2025

If you’d like to discuss this opportunity, please contact Kanwal Naqvi, Finance and Administration Officer on kanwal@wrwa.gov.uk

These dates are indicative only and could be subject to change.

The Authority is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit.  We are also a Disability Confident Employer. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils