Private Office Executive Support & Governance Manager

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Leeds; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Leeds is seeking an experienced executive support professional to back the Chief of Staff and Private Office. You will help the Senior Responsible Officer and Executive Team prioritise actions, manage priorities, and maintain a clear forward look for leadership meetings.

You will lead governance forums, produce briefing materials, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while applying ministerial context to decision making.

Qualifications

• Experience in Private Office, providing business management support and strategic advice at Director level.
• Experience of supporting senior leadership and executive governance forums, including high-quality minute taking and tracking actions.
• Strong organisational skills to manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement to processes.
• Experience building relationships across internal and external organisations and influencing stakeholders.
• Strong drafting and briefing skills, including commissioning contributions from senior leaders.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills across OneNote, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Effectively supporting the Chief of Staff and Private Office to support the SRO and Executive Team in delivering priorities.
• Providing executive support to the SRO and Executive Team and prioritising correspondence, briefing as needed.
• Proactively managing Directors’ priorities, identifying risks and taking timely action.
• Leading Senior Leadership Team meetings (24 members) and departmental governance meetings, with minute taking and action tracking.
• Coordinating the Accounting Officers Forum materials to support discussion and decision-making.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to anticipate issues and respond appropriately.
• Understanding project context and ministerial priorities to inform prioritisation and decision making.
• Providing informed guidance to Directors on business areas.
• Supporting Directors with commercial and procurement processes in line with policy.
• Leading and developing the wider Business Support Team.

Skills

Private Office Support

Senior Leadership Support

Governance & Secretariat

Minute Taking

Stakeholder Engagement

Executive Briefing

Communication

Microsoft Office Suite

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft OneNote

SharePoint

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Leeds is seeking an experienced executive support professional to back the Chief of Staff and Private Office. You will help the Senior Responsible Officer and Executive Team prioritise actions, manage priorities, and maintain a clear forward look for leadership meetings.

You will lead governance forums, produce briefing materials, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders while applying ministerial context to decision making.