Senior secretary Work, Jobs in Blackburn, Lan (with Salaries)

Assistant Private Secretary
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology —Manchester
- £36,735 - £39,670 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Office experience
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
3h
Club Secretary
AFC Fylde —Tarleton
- Up to £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
10d
RISE Adviser - North West - Secondary adviser
Department for Education —Manchester
- £600 a day
- Part-time
- English
- Maths
- Presentation skills
14d
RISE Adviser - North West - Early years and primary adviser
Department for Education —Manchester
- £600 a day
- Part-time
- English
- Maths
- Presentation skills
14d
Senior Probation Officer - HMP Kirkham
HM Prison & Probation Service —Kirkham
- £40,001 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Policy Lead - Industrial Strategy Advisory Council Secretariat
Department for Business and Trade —Manchester
- £57,511 - £64,708 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
2d
Legal Secretary/Legal PA (Hybrid Role)
Mallory Pryce —Manchester
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
Quick apply
Executive Secretary | UAE & UK Based
Louzan Group —Manchester
- Full-time
- English
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
Quick apply
Secretary
Wates —Warrington
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Travel
Senior Probation Officer HMP Risley
HM Prison & Probation Service —Warrington
- £40,001 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Head of Information and Data Security and Data Protection Officer
Department for Culture, Media and Sport —Manchester
- £62,203 - £72,686 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
3d
Professional Negligence Lawyer
The Travelers Companies, Inc. —Manchester
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor's degree
- Negotiation
- Health & wellbeing programme
Board & Executive Administrator
St. John’s Hospice —Lancaster
- £21,871.20 - £22,542.00 a year
- Administrative experience
- Organisational skills
- Hospice
6d
Company Secretary
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Blackpool
- £74,387 a year
- Part-time
1d
Head of Corporate Affairs
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Blackpool
- £57,528 - £64,750 a year
- Full-time
14h
Support Secretary - Head & Neck Services
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust —Blackpool
- £25,760 - £27,476 a year
- Full-time
1d
Consultant Adolescent Psychiatrist
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust —Bury
- £113,565 - £150,569 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- Annual leave

I want to receive the latest job alerts for senior secretary in blackburn, lan

By signing in to your account, you agree to SimplyHired's Terms of Service and consent to our Cookie and Privacy Policy.

Explore jobs in more locations

senior secretary jobs near blackburn, lan

Assistant Private Secretary

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Manchester

Apply Now

Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£36,735 - £39,670 a year
3 hours ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Childcare

Qualifications

Presentation skills
Communication skills
Office experience

Full job description

Details

Reference number

472799

Salary

£36,735 - £39,670

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

DSIT - Government Digital Service - GOV.UK

Type of role

Administration / Corporate Support

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

Location
About the job
Benefits
Things you need to know
Apply and further information

Location

Manchester

About the job

Job summary

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

joining up public sector services
harnessing the power of AI for the public good
strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
elevating leadership and investing in talent
funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UKs geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

Were part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, youll be working with some of the worlds most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You'll solve some of the nations highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need.

Job description

GOV.UK is the digital home for the UK government and the best place for people to access government services and information.

We are looking for an Assistant Private Secretary to work in the GOV.UK private office supporting our Deputy Directors in the delivery of key GOV.UK priorities.

You will form an integral part of a friendly and high-performing private office team, and join a wider community of private office professionals across Government Digital Service, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and beyond, who work together to support the digital transformation agenda in government.

The role of an Assistant Private Secretary demands excellent organisation and communication skills, and the ability to build relationships across the department and more widely, and work confidently with officials at all levels.

You will be responsible for keeping your principals day on track, ensuring they are well prepared with context to meetings. This is a varied role - you will be required to communicate confidently and effectively at all levels whilst demonstrating initiative, attention to detail, and resourcefulness both on your own and within a team.

Person specification

Manage the diary, schedule meetings and appointments, ensuring efficient time management and prioritisation of commitments.
Coordinate logistics for meetings, conferences, and events, including preparing agendas, gathering materials, and making necessary arrangements. You may be asked to attend events and/or other engagements and draft minutes.
Organise domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodations, transportation, and itinerary planning.
Support with managing incoming mailbox communications and other correspondence and prioritise matters that require the principals attention.
Building and maintaining effective working relationships with other Private Offices.
Maintain the strictest confidentiality regarding sensitive information.

Essential Criteria

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, pressured environment while managing competing priorities;
Excellent attention to detail and strong critical thinking skills;
Ability to review, analyse and critically summarise written briefings quickly;
Excellent written and oral communication skills;
Experience of working closely and confidently with senior leaders and stakeholders.

Desirable Criteria

Previous Private Office experience.

Behaviours

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

Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £36,735, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £10,642 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.

Office attendance

The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and behavioural statements. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

Applications will be sifted on behavioural statements.

In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the lead behaviour statement (Delivering at Pace) only.

Please note - the CV incorporated into the application form is for information purposes only and will not be scored.

Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.

The interview will consist of behaviour questions.

Sift and interview dates

Sift and interview dates to be confirmed.

Further Information

Reasonable Adjustment

We are proud to be a disability confident leader and we welcome applications from disabled candidates and candidates with long-term conditions.

Information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that we offer to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our DSIT Candidate Guidance. A DSIT Plain Text Version of the guidance is also available.

We encourage candidates to discuss their adjustment needs by emailing the job contact which can be found under the contact point for applicants section.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.

Candidates who meet the minimum benchmark may be placed on a Reserve List for consideration for similar roles, including those at a lower grade. Candidates who narrowly miss the benchmark and are not placed on the Reserve List may still be considered for an offer in a similar role at a lower grade.

Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.

Any move to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website.

DSIT does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).

DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.

In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.

However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicants details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .

See our vetting charter .

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles .

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Emily Doyle
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

Email : [email protected]

Further information

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the recruitment principles, and wish to make a complaint, then you should contact in the first instance [email protected] . If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission/Complaints.

Apply Now

Refine Your Search

senior secretary jobs in blackburn, lan

I want to receive the latest job alerts for senior secretary in blackburn, lan

Explore jobs in more locations

Details

Reference number

Salary

Job grade

Contract type

Business area

Type of role

Working pattern

Number of jobs available

Contents

Location

About the job

Job summary

Job description

Person specification

Behaviours

Benefits

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Selection process details

Security

Nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Diversity and Inclusion

Apply and further information

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team

Further information