At a Glance
- Tasks: Support two Deputy Directors by managing diaries, coordinating meetings, and arranging travel.
- Company: Join a friendly team in a high-profile Government role at the Old Admiralty Building.
- Benefits: Earn £16.31 per hour with hybrid working and a supportive environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and guaranteed interviews for veterans and candidates with disabilities.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact while developing your organisational and communication skills.
- Qualifications: Experience as a PA/Executive Assistant and strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 16.31 - 16.31 £ per hour.
Location: Old Admiralty Building, London, Greater London, SW1A 2AY (Hybrid)
Pay rate: £16.31 per hour
Contract length: 6 months
Working pattern: Monday to Friday, hybrid working (typically 2-3 days per week in the office)
Interview format: Microsoft Teams
Security clearance: Basic DBS required (Costs covered by the hiring process)
If you're someone who thrives on structure, discretion and making busy diaries run smoothly, this is a fantastic opportunity to support two Deputy Directors in a friendly, collaborative team. You'll be supporting a high-profile and sensitive area of Government work-helping ensure priorities are ready, meetings are well organised, and decisions can move forward.
What you'll be doing:
- Manage and organise complex diary schedules for two Deputy Directors, including inbox management and ensuring effective meeting coverage
- Coordinate meetings and events end-to-end: booking rooms, creating agendas, and distributing updates
- Take and circulate minutes from senior management meetings
- Arrange travel (UK and overseas when required), ensuring cost effectiveness and compliance with policy
- Process Deputy Directors' expenses and support the Business Manager with Directorate budget responsibilities
- Provide administrative support across the Directorate-working with other PAs and colleagues across teams including comms, planning, recruitment and IT
- Support cross-directorate collaboration with offices, teams, PAs and Private Secretaries to keep priorities aligned
- Maintain accurate HR and finance records and support internal communications (e.g., notes, huddles and events)
- Step in to support broader Directorate programme activity, including business planning and covering for other PAs when needed
What you'll bring:
- Proven experience in a PA/Executive Assistant role supporting senior stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication-able to tailor messages for different audiences
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Discretion, tact and confidence handling sensitive information professionally
- Proactive, motivated, "can-do" approach to problem solving
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Ability to obtain and pass a Basic DBS check
If you enjoy delivering high-quality executive support and want to make a meaningful impact in a senior, collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer. Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. If you have not heard from us within 1 week of your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to keep an eye on our current vacancies and welcome applications for any future roles that match your skills and experience.
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