Personal Assistant and Business Support - The Guardian : Job Details

The role of a Personal Assistant and Business Support at HM Treasury is varied and exciting! It gives you a fantastic opportunity to experience working at the heart of Government, whilst also providing you with the opportunity to work alongside senior leaders. If you are organised, efficient and people-focused, then we would love to hear from you!

About the Team

The Office of Financial Sanctions Team sits within HM Treasury. We have been operational since March 2016 and have established ourselves as a world-leader in financial sanctions. We are a diverse and dynamic team of over 130 people from a variety of backgrounds and professions. We are proud to offer an outstanding environment to broaden your experience and develop new skills, whilst working on some of the highest profile international issues the UK faces. We are passionate about supporting a good work-life balance, and flexible working is actively encouraged.

About the Job

In this role, you will:

• Proactively plan and manage the Director/DD diary using your professional judgement to line up meetings in well-organised way.
• You will resolve conflicts, negotiate, and allocate time to Director/DD priorities.
• Ensure the Director/DD are clear on their schedules for the day, organising logistics for internal and external meetings.
• Anticipate problems, risks, issues, and corporate tasks and proactively make suggestions about the best way to take them forward.
• Take the initiative to develop and lead relationships with key external and internal partners and colleagues.
• Provide administrative support to the team that the DDs lead, gaining a sound understanding of the teams work and where requested coordinating briefing and occasion project support.  

About You

You will be able to  deliver a high service, proactively and to a high standard, and demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and to be people-focused. You will also be organised and efficient, with the ability to work independently and manage a busy workload to deliver changing deadlines and priorities.

Some of the Benefits our people love!

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus 8 public holidays and the King’s birthday (unless you have a legacy arrangement as an existing Civil Servant). Additionally, we operate flexitime systems, allowing employees to take up to an additional 2 days off each month
• Flexible working patterns (part-time, job-share, condensed hours)
• Generous parental and adoption leave packages
• Access to a generous Defined Benefit pension scheme with employer contributions of 28.97%
• Access to a cycle-to-work salary sacrifice scheme and season ticket advances
• A range of active staff networks, based around interests (e.g. analysts, music society, sports and social club) and diversity

For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process, please tell us about this in your online application form, or speak to the recruitment team at .uk