At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage diaries, support senior leaders, and coordinate logistics for high-level meetings.
- Company: Join a dynamic team at the heart of Government, supporting impactful decision-making.
- Benefits: Generous leave, outstanding pension, flexible working options, and exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Exciting opportunity for career growth in a fast-paced environment.
- Why this job: Gain invaluable experience in government operations while working closely with senior civil servants.
- Qualifications: Organised, efficient, and people-focused individuals with strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Are you looking for a varied and exciting role that’s a fantastic opportunity to experience working at the heart of Government, working closely alongside senior leaders? Are you organised, efficient and people‑focused? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
About The Team
As part of the Group Management Services Team (GMS), you will work alongside five other Personal Assistants and business support staff, all of whom provide personal assistance services to the Group Management Team (GMT) as well as a range of administrative support and business planning services to the wider group. The role is an excellent opportunity for high‑performing candidates looking to stretch themselves in a high‑profile and fast‑paced environment, assisting Directors and Deputy Directors.
About The Job
In this role, the key accountabilities are (but not limited to):
- Diary management - Proactively plan and manage the Director/DD’s diary using your professional judgement to line up meetings in a well‑organised way. Resolve conflicts, negotiate, and allocate time to Director/DD priorities. Develop a good understanding of the Group’s work and priorities so you can make decisions on behalf of the Director/DD.
- Supporting Director/DD priorities - Anticipate problems, risks, issues, and corporate tasks that they will have to deal with and proactively make suggestions about the best way to take them forward.
- Mailbox management - Develop or adopt efficient systems for handling and prioritising emails on behalf of the Director/DD and where required delegate actions to others in the teams and use own judgement to filter unnecessary emails.
- Building relationships - Take the initiative to develop and lead relationships with key external and internal partners and colleagues to effectively do the job. Liaise with external stakeholders to arrange high level meetings and arrange logistics.
- Correspondence management - Manage and coordinate official correspondence including Ministerial responses, Parliamentary Questions, Freedom of Information requests, and Treat Official communications, ensuring timely and accurate handling in line with departmental standards.
- Group contributions - Work collaboratively with the GMS team to lead or support the economics and fiscal groups’ corporate activities and seamlessly cover colleagues during absences, having comprehensive handover notes prepared for your own absences.
- Coordinating logistics - Ensure the Director/DD are clear on their schedules for the day and prepare diary and meeting folders in preferred format. Organise all logistics of virtual and in‑person, internal and external meetings including organising international travel, hotels, taxis, visas, rooms, conference phone lines etc.
- Team support - Provide cover for the other PAs in the Group Management Services Team (GMS) when they are unwell or on leave, by monitoring the inboxes and diaries of their Deputy Directors they support when needed.
About You
This is an exciting opportunity to develop the skills to provide personal assistance to senior civil servants - up to three director and/or Deputy Directors (DD) in the steady state, with a willingness to provide additional temporary cover. It also offers the opportunity to support the effective functioning of both groups, ensuring they remain excellent, inclusive places to work. The role will build experience about government operations and how decisions are made at senior levels. The successful candidate should demonstrate resourcefulness, trustworthiness, and discretion.
Benefits
- Generous Annual Leave – 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King’s birthday.
- Outstanding Pension Scheme – Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28%.
- Parental Leave Packages – Including 6 months’ occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working – Options include part‑time, job‑share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
- Advance Schemes & Discounts – Rental deposit, cycle‑to‑work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury’s benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes.
