Personal attributes
Essential
One who pays attention to detail.
Resilience and determination to succeed.
One who is able to prioritise work and meet specific timescales.
Possesses strong communication and interpersonal skills.
The ability to communicate fluently through the medium of Welsh and English with customers, staff and stakeholders in clear, correct, and easy to understand language, orally and in writing.
Possesses effective organisational skills.
The ability to work as part of a team and to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and partners.
The ability to work independently.
The ability to cope with various information sources and prepare brief and balanced reports for senior officers.
The ability to evaluate work and learn from previous experiences.
Possesses a driving licence and owns a car or is able to provide a car for business use associated with the post.
Desirable
One who is able to lead and train.
Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
Degree and / or professional or relevant qualification for the role.
Evidence of continual professional and personal development.
Desirable
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Relevant experience
Essential
Experience of developing frameworks and procedures aimed at delivering improved services.
Experience of being able to establish and foster working relationships with people from other departments, agencies and sectors.
Experience of managing projects within a service.
Experience of working to tight schedules.
Experience of ensuring that team members work in an effective way and receive relevant support when completing tasks.
Experience of achieving successful results.
Support in various work fields across the Council.
Prepare minutes and provide written guidance for others.
Desirable
Experience of working with, and managing, a number of stakeholders.
Experience of managing/coordinating complex projects across services.
Experience of training and/or mentoring.
Experience of advising, challenging and influencing on a strategic level in a complex organisation.
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
Able to organise, plan and prioritise tasks and workload effectively.
The ability to represent the Council in internal and external meetings.
Ability to deal with challenging clients in a robust but fair manner.
Ability to plan and review workload, meet deadlines and performance standards.
Firm understanding of the political dimension within the Council.
Able to process and analyse complex information.
Able to plan, monitor and report.
Excellent verbal communication, interpersonal and written skills.
Desirable
People management experience.
Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
Reading and Understanding - Higher
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
Writing - Higher
Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
