Monaghan County Council
Monaghan County Council is a progressive, dynamic and innovative local authority in Ireland. Monaghan County Council employs over 400 employees across service divisions including housing and building; roads, transport and safety, water supply and sewerage, development management, environmental protection, recreation and amenity, agriculture and education and miscellaneous services.
Monaghan County Council has 1 role available in Community/Social Studies or Library Services. The role is for 12 months and will be located within the Community section or Library services.
Library Services
The graduate will be supporting the Library Service within Monaghan County Council.
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The role involves supporting managers and colleagues and working as part of a team in meeting work goals and objectives and delivering quality services to internal and external customers. The role requires excellent administrative, interpersonal, communication and other particular skills and expertise depending on assignment.
The role will involve both desk-based work and moving around the council buildings. The main access areas around the buildings are accessible, e.g. parking beside offices, level access to buildings.
The key duties and responsibilities of the post may include:
- Providing a comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the section, department, or division.
- Ensuring high levels of customer service, responding to queries and requests for information in a professional and courteous and timely manner.
- Communicating and liaising effectively with employees, supervisors and managers in other sections, senior managers, and customers in relation to operational matters for their section.
- Compiling, preparing, and presenting reports as necessary, including the preparation of reports or letters, which may be sensitive and/or confidential in nature.
- Organising and facilitating internal and external meetings/events and participating and engaging in discussions as appropriate.
- Providing specialist administrative assistance and support in the delivery of projects as required.
- Maintaining an effective document management or filing system as required.
- Copy (and audio) typing, proof reading, formatting and processing of documents (letters, reports, minutes, etc.)
- Preparing and completing standard letters, forms, reports, emails and statistics within clearly defined information.
- Dealing with standard enquiries and correspondence by email, including forwarding to other members of the section, co-ordinating draft replies, flagging, tracking and following up emails and correspondence as appropriate.
- Providing a data entry service, maintaining spreadsheets and databases as required.
- Raising purchase orders on the Agresso system, dealing with enquiries from suppliers and providing a basic accounts function for the section.
- Undertaking any other duties as required by the Council from time to time.
Community / Social Studies Department
The graduate will be supporting the Community Development Section to implement various programmes and initiatives within Monaghan County Council.
Click here to download the full job description.
The role involves supporting managers and colleagues and working as part of a team in meeting work goals and objectives and delivering quality services to internal and external customers. The role requires excellent administrative, interpersonal, communication and other particular skills and expertise depending on assignment.
The role will involve both desk-based work and moving around the council buildings. The main access areas around the buildings are accessible.
The key duties and responsibilities of the post may include:
- Providing a comprehensive administrative and clerical support to the section, department, or division.
- Ensuring high levels of customer service, responding to queries and requests for information in a professional and courteous and timely manner.
- Communicating and liaising effectively with employees, supervisors and managers in other sections, senior managers, and customers in relation to operational matters for their section.
- Compiling, preparing, and presenting reports as necessary, including the preparation of reports or letters, which may be sensitive and/or confidential in nature.
- Organising and facilitating internal and external meetings/events and participating and engaging in discussions as appropriate.
- Providing specialist administrative assistance and support in the delivery of projects as required.
- Maintaining an effective document management or filing system as required.
- Copy (and audio) typing, proof reading, formatting and processing of documents (letters, reports, minutes, etc.)
- Preparing and completing standard letters, forms, reports, emails and statistics within clearly defined information.
- Dealing with standard enquiries and correspondence by email, including forwarding to other members of the section, co-ordinating draft replies, flagging, tracking and following up emails and correspondence as appropriate.
- Providing a data entry service, maintaining spreadsheets and databases as required.
- Raising purchase orders on the Agresso system, dealing with enquiries from suppliers and providing a basic accounts function for the section.
- Undertaking any other duties as required by the Council from time to time.
TO APPLY PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
- Read all documentation relating to the role and the Local Authorities General Candidate Information Booklet.
- Download and complete an Application Form. CVs will not be accepted.
- Log into your WAMWorks account.
- Tick the box which says 'Monaghan County Council' and upload your completed Application Form. Please note, if you are applying for more than one local authority, you must complete separate application forms for each placement.
- Apply before 12pm, Friday 29th September 2023.
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