Business Support Officer / Diary Manager

Posting date:	17 November 2025
Salary:	£34,279 to £35,865 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	30 November 2025
Location:	London
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	437517/1

Summary

The Independent Offices – the Civil Service Commission and the Commissioner for Public Appointments – are connected by the shared goal of contributing to public confidence in the integrity of government. We are looking for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual, interested in government ethics, to join our high-profile organisation based in the heart of Westminster.

The two offices regulate ethical standards in different ways. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) ensures that recruitment in the Civil Service is fair, open and based on merit, supporting its commissioners in chairing campaigns to recruit the most senior civil servants, including all permanent secretaries. The CSC also considers applications from senior Crown servants who wish to take new jobs. The Commissioner for Public Appointments (CPA) monitors the processes by which the government makes appointments to the most significant public bodies, including the BBC, Ofsted and NHS England. They are supported by the corporate team, who provide essential business services.

The successful candidate will work in the corporate team, assisting across the two teams, contributing to the maintenance of ethical standards in government. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to support senior stakeholders, including the Chief Executive and First Civil Service Commissioner, and to help deliver important work, often across the breadth of government and under appreciable media scrutiny.

We are a friendly and welcoming team, working in an agile and impactful manner on fast-changing priorities. We place a great emphasis on staff wellbeing and on continuous learning. We pride ourselves on providing frequent career development opportunities and chances for colleagues to stretch and challenge themselves.

In the last People Survey, 70% of employees in the Independent Offices said they would recommend the organisation as a great place to work (7% higher than the Civil Service average), 74% said they felt valued for their work and 95% said their team works together to improve the service they provide.

Your roles and responsibilities:

• Supporting finance (payments, forecasts, annual accounts),
• Assisting with recruitment and onboarding,
• General corporate and financial tasks,
• Diary management and administrative support for the Chief Executive and First Civil Service Commissioner.

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