Pa to Deputy Directors - London, United Kingdom - Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £24,779 - £27,945

National £24,779 £25,430 // London £27,229 £27,945
Job grade:
Executive Officer
C
Contract type:
Fixed Term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
2 year
Business area:
DCMS
Sport, Gambling and Ceremonials
Sport
Type of role:
Administration / Corporate Support
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
1Contents

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Location

Belfast, Darlington, London, Loughborough, ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

The Sport Team within DCMS has overall policy responsibility within government for sport and physical activity.

We lead on setting Government's strategic direction for sport, and are the departmental sponsor for four Arm's Length Bodies with a total annual budget in excess of £450m (UK Sport, Sport England, UK Anti-Doping and the Sports Grounds Safety Authority).

The team has a broad remit that covers elite sport through to the grassroots, and works across government to promote the effectiveness of physical activity as a policy solution to a variety of social issues.

We lead Government's work on the future governance of football and the UK's international engagement strategy for sport.

We own a number of high profile and important relationships across government and with key external bodies, including with National Governing Bodies (such as the FA, RFU, ECB etc.), the Premier League, the British Olympic Association and the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Job description:

This is a interesting role joining a high-profile team to support two Deputy Directors in delivering on Sport and Major Sporting Events policy.

The team are responsible for:

Supporting the sport sector across Government from elite and professional sport to grassroots and the leisure sector.
Delivering major events such as through the EURO2028 bid and UCI World Championships;
Delivering on elite sport policy: from football regulation, to international sport diplomacy and supporting our Olympic and Paralympic athletes
Delivering on grassroots sport policy: from launching a new Sport Strategy, to ensuring delivery of £300m of investment, all to get the nation more active.

This role will be at the heart of the team:

Managing the diaries of Deputy Directors
including arranging meetings, supporting visits, proactively addressing issues and supporting the DDs in being prepared for meetings.

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Supporting the Deputy Directors to deliver key objectives - through helping project planning across the team, chasing deadlines and working with the teams to help delivery.
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Engaging with external stakeholders - building relationships with partners across sport to support delivery and provide accurate advice to Deputy Directors on how to prioritise and achieve objectives.
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Playing a corporate role across the Directorate - supporting on corporate activities such as business planning, business continuity and supporting the Deputy Directors on management processes.

Person specification:

Essential Requirements
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Communicating

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience of successfully engaging with senior stakeholders.

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Managing a quality service:

Providing high quality support to meet deadlines and proactively address issues when they arise.

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Stakeholder Management:

Ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders on issues.

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Strategic thinking

Ability to understand how your work contributes to the bigger picture and use that to preempt the needs of Deputy Directors.

Desirable Skills

Experience of diary management and Executive support for senior managers.
Desire for personal development.

Behaviours:

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

Managing a Quality Service
Communicating and Influencing
Delivering at Pace

Benefits:

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:

Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working
DCMS

staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home.

26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years' service.
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
3 days of paid volunteering leave.
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave.
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year.
Occupational sick pay.
Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks.
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