Secretariat Support to Pay Review Bodies - London, United Kingdom - Department for Business and Trade

Department for Business and Trade
Department for Business and Trade
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £27,329 - £33,018
  • National: £27,329 £29,204 London: £31,185 £33,018
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • DBT
  • DG CMRR
  • Office of Manpower Economics
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Policy
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime, Compressed hours
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Location

  • Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, SalfordAbout the job

Job summary:


The Office of Manpower Economics (OME) is an independent body providing the secretariat for the eight public sector Pay Review Bodies, which make recommendations on pay for 2.5 million workers, with a pay bill of £100 billion.

Each Pay Review Body is an NDPB and its Chairs and Members hold senior, non-Executive type roles.

OME is part of Competition, Markets and Regulatory Reform Group in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and our work on public sector pay contributes to supporting an efficient and flexible UK labour market.

OME is currently based in Windsor House, 50 Victoria Street, SW1H 0TL. We are a small, friendly and collegiate body with a shared pride the quality of our work.

Everyone has full access to DBT training and development opportunities and we are fully committed to playing our part in building an inclusive DBT environment.

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to work in the highly topical area of public sector pay.

The post holder will work with three secretariat teams within OME, personally supporting four public sector Pay Review Bodies and overseeing the administrative function across all eight Review Bodies that OME supports.


Job description:


  • Provide comprehensive administrative and secretariat support to three teams across OME and four Pay Review Bodies (Armed Forces' Pay Review Body, Police Remuneration Review Body, NCA Remuneration Review Body, and Senior Salaries Review Body).
  • Lead on the administrative and organisational arrangements for all Review Body meetings for those four Pay Review Bodies, including oral evidence with Ministers and senior stakeholders from government departments, trade unions and public services.
  • Lead on the processing of Pay Review Body member fees and expenses forms and accurately prepare claims for countersigning by senior colleagues.
  • Support the Pay Review Body visits programme by leading on all members' travel and accommodation bookings.
  • Contribute to effective information management (including maintaining administrative and information resources of the Pay Review Bodies) and assist with the dissemination and/or collation of information/returns in a timely manner.
  • Develop effective working relationships and communicate regularly within secretariat teams and with Pay Review Body members.
  • Provide support to the secretariats throughout the year on a range of adhoc duties such as the regular Pay Review Body news briefs or proofreading final reports.
  • Oversee the overall approach to administrative support across all eight Pay Review Bodies, which over time is likely to include line management of 2 Administrative Officers who provide administrative support to other Pay Review Body secretariats.
  • Provide cover for other members of the team in their absence and assist with their workloads as necessary.
  • Identify, discuss and action own professional performance and training and development needs.

Person specification:


Essential Criteria

  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills with a close eye for detail;
  • A good standard of written and oral communication;
  • Stakeholder management skills/relationship building and the ability to work with senior people;
  • A proactive and positive attitude to getting the job done and an ability to prioritise tasks;
  • Be selfmotivated, highly organised and equipped to enable effective working across the team;
  • Have strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including the ability to act confidently on their own initiative;
  • Be confident managing the work of others and developing staff to improve.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Leadership

Benefits:


  • Alongside your salary of £27,329, Department for Business and Trade contributes £7,378 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
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