Principal Private Secretary
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £81,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | This post is at Senior Civil Service(SCS) Pay band 1 level. The salary is £81,000 with an additional £10,000 Private Office Allowance Civil servants applying on promotion will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or within 10% of existing salary. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 411559/1 |
Summary
The Principal Private Secretary plays a high profile and critical role within DWP working within a fast paced and dynamic environment. Their primary focus is acting as a trusted adviser to the DWP Secretary of State, managing that critical relationship and supporting the Secretary of State in their delivery of the DWP priorities. The role entails:
- Advising and supporting the Secretary of State in their oversight of the department and delivery of their objectives.
- Leading Private Office, ensuring that it works effectively in support of Ministers and the department.
- Oversight of ministerial correspondence, legislation and Parliament, and the Secretary of State’s Implementation and Delivery Unit.
- Acting as a bridge between the Secretary of State, senior civil servants, policy and operational experts across the department.
- Building strong relationships with the PM and Chancellor’s office, to support the Secretary of State and the Department to achieve its objectives.
- The role involves a significant amount of collaborative working across DWP, with Senior Officials and their teams, Ministers, Special Advisers and stakeholders.
Virtual Engagement Session
Date: 18th June 2025 Time: 14:00 – 15:00
This virtual session is an opportunity for you to find out more about the role and what it's like leading the Policy Directorate. You'll get the opportunity to hear directly from the vacancy holder Emily Antcliffe (Vacancy Holder) and Carrie Rodgers (HR Director) who will provide an overview of the role and hold a Q&A session Join Live Event
As the biggest public service department in the country, we are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader to help us navigate through the times ahead.
This role presents a fabulous opportunity to work at the heart of government, advising and supporting the Secretary of State, wider Executive Team and Non-Executive Directors on the governance and accountability of the department.
This is an important leadership role, of both the immediate Departmental Governance and Legislation Division, and working with a busy Private Office and ministerial team supporting priority cross-cutting work in the Department.
Please see the candidate pack attached to the advert for Key Responsibilities.
It’s an exciting time to be part of DWP!
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