Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £30,923 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 349563/1 |
Summary
We are looking for a Personal Assistant within our Women's Health, Maternity & Neonatal Policy Directorate. This is a unique role, which requires excellent communication and organisational skills, with the ability to stay on top of a busy inbox and diary. It is a fantastic opportunity to support work on policy detail which influences the way we work across government in a challenging, fast-paced and interesting world.
The postholder will play a critical and indispensable role in helping the team leader of maternity and neonatal policy, who is visually impaired, to maximise their efficiency and effectiveness by managing their day-to-day support needs and occasionally acting on their behalf. No two days are the same, and in a busy inbox, you will be able to quickly develop and grasp a clear understanding of Ministers’ priorities and delivery requirements.
Beyond that, you will be given an excellent insight into key work across Government through your contact with other teams and professionals, as well as external partners in a friendly and supportive environment.
There is a strong focus on development and we will support the successful candidate to develop excellent relationship and engagement skills. We will support the individual to develop the skills they need to further their career.
Another crucial element to this role is the provision of sighted guide assistance to the team leader, including to internal/external meetings, conferences, and site visits. This will occasionally require overnight travel. The team leader is likely to have a guide dog in the near future, so you should be comfortable being around the dog and ideally be able to understand the handling, when the time comes.
Online training will be made available to the successful candidate in both the sighted guide and guide dog handling.