Are you an experienced organiser with exceptional diary management skills? This 12-month secondment offers the chance to support the Director of Adult Social Care & Health (ASCH), the Lead Member of ASCH, and the Programme Director for East Sussex Health & Care Transformation in a fast-paced environment, ensuring smooth operations and handling sensitive matters with professionalism. If you’re proactive, detail-oriented, and ready for a challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

This role is responsible for delivering high‑level executive support to the Director of Adult Social Care & Health (ASCH), the Lead Member of ASCH, and the Programme Director for East Sussex Health & Care Transformation enabling them to focus on strategic leadership and informed decision‑making. You will manage complex diaries, maintain effective information and correspondence systems, and oversee the PA team who support the department’s Assistant Directors and Heads of Service. The role involves working closely with senior leaders, handling confidential and sensitive issues , and representing the Chief Officer in daily communications. This is a valuable opportunity to build organisational insight, develop leadership and priority‑management skills, and play a pivotal part in supporting strategic leadership across the department.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have strong communication skills, with the ability to produce clear written information and work confidently with senior leaders, partners and stakeholders.
• Are highly organised, able to prioritise a busy workload, manage deadlines, and maintain effective administrative and information systems.
• Possess excellent ICT and secretarial skills, including confident use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and digital tools to support diary, email and meeting management.
• Demonstrates the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sensitivity.

• Are proactive, able to use their own initiative and comfortable problem‑solving in a fast-paced environment.

Please download the full job description and person specification for more information.

To apply, please submit an Expression of Interest of no more than two sides of A4 detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. You should clearly demonstrate how your skills, experience and behaviours align with the key requirements outlined in the Person Specification, drawing on relevant work experience, achievements and examples of how you meet the expectations of the role.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page.

Interviews will take place online via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. Interviews will be taking place on Thursday 29th January 2026. If you are unavailable on these dates let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.  

This role places you at the centre of departmental activity, working closely with senior leaders across the organisation as well as external partners. You’ll engage with all divisions, lead and support the PA team, and contribute to the smooth running of key leadership functions. Hybrid working offers flexibility while enabling strong collaboration with colleagues and partners.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Shannon Durkan, Executive Officer, [email protected] to request a MS teams call or phone call.

The best thing about working here is that everyone’s really supportive and you always get the opportunity to develop your qualifications. Lesley, Personal Assistant