Executive Assistant to Director General

Would you like a varied role in a fast-paced environment, working at the heart of Government? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

About the Job

The Director General’s office comprises of one Private Secretary, the Executive Assistant and the Director General. The successful candidate will ensure that the Director General is able to use their time effectively and will be able to quickly adapt to diary changes and new information.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Sole responsibility for managing a busy diary, as well as prioritising and managing appointments, making room bookings and preparing papers for meetings
• Picking up meeting requests and dealing with them proactively from the Director General’s inbox
• Building an active network of executive assistants and private secretaries to ensure the Director General has the most up to date information and acting as the point of contact for all diary issues
• Responsibility for the Director General’s senior recruitments, from the initial job advertisement to arranging interviews and staff engagement panels
• Organising national travel, including any required agendas for the trip and necessary amendments to avoid potential logistical and timing issues

About You

We are looking for someone who is confident when communicating key issues and with members of staff with varying levels of seniority.

You’ll need to be highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is essential and diary management experience would be preferred.

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 27%
• 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 (e.g. women in the Treasury, ethnic minority network, LGBT* network, faith and belief network)

For more information about the Treasury, role, salary, benefits, who to contact 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.