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- Delivering at Pace
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Assistant Private Secretary to the Director General for Strategy - Manchester, United Kingdom - UK Civil Service
Description
Job summary
This role sits in the friendly and hard working Strategy & Operations DG Private Office, alongside the Private Secretary & Head of Office and the Diary Manager. We work closely and collaboratively with Directorates across the DG group.�
Our office is part of the wider Private Office and Ministerial Support & Parliamentary team, within the Corporate Strategy directorate. We work closely with other Private Offices, which serve the Permanent Secretary, Policy DGs, Ministers and Special Advisers, to advance the department�s policy and delivery agenda.�
Our team is crucial to the successful running of the Department - we help senior officials to deliver high profile ministerial priorities and ensure the effective operation of the department. Working in our team you will gain a strong understanding of the inner workings of a major Whitehall department and gain experience of delivering priorities first-hand.�
Job description
The Assistant Private Secretary is a key role supporting and advising the Director General. It will give the right person access to an enormous amount of departmental delivery and the chance to forge relationships across the department. You should be able to credibly engage with colleagues at all levels, represent the DG�s view and reflect others� views back to them to drive forward priorities.�
This role is a key enabler for achieving outstanding public service delivery in the most efficient way and the role holder would be expected to work closely with business units and delivery teams to steer and drive activity and deliver upon ambitious timescales.�
The job requires strong relationship building skills, the ability to prioritise and organise, adaptability and excellent written and verbal communication skills.�
You can expect an exciting, fast-paced and varied job, as you provide advice and support to the DG in handling complex issues relating to policy and corporate issues.
You will need to be comfortable working reactively and proactively across a number of varied corporate and policy areas.�
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following keys skills and experience:
Essential requirements:
Desirable skills:
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Georgia Drew and will take place on:
Monday 29 April, to �
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register your interest by filling out this and you will be sent an invitation.�
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Alongside your salary of �33,095, Department for Culture, Media and Sport contributes �8,935 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We�re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:
Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.
