Executive Support & Governance Lead

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a capable professional to provide high‑level Private Office support to the Senior Responsible Officer and Executive Team. You will help prioritise actions, draft briefing materials and manage complex calendars, ensuring timely decisions and governance compliance.

You will coordinate with senior leaders, maintain forward plans, and lead minute taking for meetings of the Senior Leadership Team and other governance forums.

Qualifications

• Experience in Private Office, providing business management support and strategic advice at Director level.
• Experience supporting senior leadership and executive governance forums, minute taking and action tracking.
• Strong organisational, planning and continuous improvement skills with ability to manage complex workloads.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief of Staff and Private Office to assist the SRO and Executive Team in delivering priorities.
• Provide executive support, prioritise correspondence, identify briefing needs and commission as appropriate.
• Manage Directors’ priorities, identify risks and take timely action to mitigate them.
• Lead Senior Leadership Team meetings and departmental Executive meetings with minute taking and action tracking.

Skills

Private Office support

Senior Leadership support

Governance & minute taking

Stakeholder engagement

Executive briefing

MS Office

Tools

OneNote

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Outlook

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a capable professional to provide high‑level Private Office support to the Senior Responsible Officer and Executive Team. You will help prioritise actions, draft briefing materials and manage complex calendars, ensuring timely decisions and governance compliance.

You will coordinate with senior leaders, maintain forward plans, and lead minute taking for meetings of the Senior Leadership Team and other governance forums.