Department for Transport (DfT), United Kingdom
Head of Directors Office
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đź“Ť Location: Birmingham
đź’· Salary: ÂŁ35,663 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time
About the role
The role of Head of Directors Office is a fast-paced role that provides plenty of opportunity for development. You will play a critical role as a key point of contact in the office of two Directors within PTLG. You will form a wide network of effective relationships and gain experience of working with senior officials and high-level stakeholders. You will also be head of the PA team, providing line management, leadership, and support.
Key Responsibilities
- Regularly assess the two Directors' priorities proactively engaging with them to prioritize their time, developing and maintaining action lists to ensure they are focused on the right issues and enabling them to make effective decisions in a timely manner.
- Build up an excellent understanding of the Directors' priorities and work closely with the Diary Manager to the Directors triaging emails, correspondence, and meeting invites that come into their individual mailboxes.
- Quickly build up an excellent understanding of the key internal and external stakeholders and work closely with them to build high-quality working relationships.
- Have line management responsibility for 1 x EO Diary Manager and 3 x EO Personal Assistants, who support the two Directorate’s Deputy Directors.
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Benefits
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
- 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
- Access to the staff discount portal.
- Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
- Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
- 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
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About you
To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:
- Experience of providing support or advice to senior-level management.
- Experience of working to tight deadlines with competing priorities, under pressure.
- Experience of confidently making timely and accurate decisions.
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