Private Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Department for Education

Department for Education

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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- £34,031
Job grade:

Higher Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
DFE
Strategy Group
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
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Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
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1Contents

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City of Westminster, London (region), SW1P 3BTAbout the job

Job summary:

At DfE, we are proud of the commitment we make to diversity and inclusion and of the progress we have made.

We have active & vibrant staff networks, special leave policies and workplace adjustments put in place for those who need them.

We are continuing to build a diverse DfE, in an inclusive environment which nurtures and realises potential in all, at all levels.

Equality and Diversity - Department for Education

It is an exciting and extraordinary time to work in the Department for Education (DfE) and we are offering a fantastic opportunity to be at the heart of the Department in Strategy Group within the Director General's (DG) Private Office.

This is an integral and fast paced role, that will see you supporting the DG on a day-to-day basis.

This will involve the management and delivery of Private Office functions to drive forward Strategy Group's priorities, enabling the Director General to lead and manage departmental business effectively, including coordinating high quality briefing and preparing for meetings.

You will also need to develop and maintain a wide range of relationships with colleagues from teams across the group, other private offices within DfE, across Whitehall, and with a range of key stakeholders.

Your work will support Strategy Group's mission in drawing the department together around a shared strategy, set of aims and purpose.

Communicating internally and externally, we anticipate and response to current and future challenges, using better data, evidence and customer and stakeholder insight to inform our strategy, policy response and delivery.

The Strategy Group consists of seven Directorates:

Resilience - Building a resilient education & care system able to respond at pace.

Strategy and Delivery - Supporting Ministers and the Department unite behind a strategy and turn it into reality.

Disadvantage, International and Sustainability Directorate - Leading policy, delivery and analysis that addresses disadvantage and disparities faced by young people. Collaborates across DfE and HMG to lead the UK's global education priorities and sets the strategy to ensure that the education system moves towards a more nature based and sustainable future.

Strategic Analysis, Research, Data and Science (SARDIS) - Ensures the Department's strategic priorities are informed by data, analysis, evidence, and research - driving departmental strategy and decision-making.

Communications - Explaining policy, change behaviour, protecting DfE reputation and supporting operational effectiveness through professional communications and engagement.

Transformation and Policy Capability - Encompassing Future DfE, the cross-government and DfE embedded Policy Profession and Race Programme which pulls together all DfE's work to tackle race and ethnicity disparities and create a race-inclusive culture through increased knowledge and awareness. The directorate also sponsors the Policy Lab and Open Innovation Team.

Private Office - Providing day-to-day support to the Ministerial team, Permanent Secretary and Advisors and co-ordinating the Department's Parliamentary business.

Job description:

Private Secretary
The role requires excellent day to day management and delivery of Private Office support to the DG, including:

Providing clear commissions and steers to relevant colleagues in advance of meetings and events and obtaining contributions from all appropriate stakeholders.
Commissioning and coordinating relevant briefing and papers ahead of DG meetings within their portfolio area.
Advise the Director General on policy areas and preempting key challenges.
Acting as a conduit between the Director General and the Group, Ministerial Private Offices, the wider Department and other Government Departments to ensure activities are coordinated across the department.
Policy lead for various portfolios covering several directorates within the group, including being the principle contact for those teams in their interactions with the DG.
Quality assuring a range of materials, taking a view on them and ensuring they are fit for purpose before they go to the Director General.
Lead on correspondence and crosscutting items for the Director General.
Provide oncall out of hours cover for the DG's Private Office (one week in five as part of a team rota)

Person specification:

Essential Criteria:

to handle challenges, particularly: