Private Secretary to Director General, Corporate Delivery Group

Government Recruitment Service; Swansea; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency is seeking a confident and dedicated individual for the position of Director General’s Private Secretary. The role demands excellent organisational and communication skills, as you will manage priorities and engage with various stakeholders. This opportunity allows for personal and professional development in a dynamic work environment. Benefits include a generous pension contribution and annual leave.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97%

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience of drafting high-quality briefs and communications.
• Ability to work closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills to manage the Director General’s priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Director General’s inbox and action list.
• Engage with a variety of stakeholders.
• Resolve issues before they require the Director General's attention.
• Lead on communication plans and staff engagement.
• Line manage the Personal Assistant.
• Support corporate responsibilities.

Skills

Effective communication

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Job description

Are you organised individual with experience of drafting high quality briefs and communications? Do you enjoy working with a range of senior and diverse stakeholders? Would you like the opportunity to work in an exciting, innovative work environment where no two days are the same? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Nick Joyce is the Director General of the Corporate Delivery Group (CDG) in the Department for Transport (DfT). In CDG, we are at the heart of DfT. We advise, challenge and enable the cross-cutting work of the department, to ensure that our priority outcomes are delivered efficiently, effectively and within the Spending Review envelope. CDG is made up of eight directorates, ranging from HR to Digital to Commercial, bringing together teams with a broad range of professional expertise to shape decision making; managing risk to optimise benefits and promote value for money. It is this expert knowledge and skill set that enables the department to deliver its transport priorities.

We are based around the country, including Swansea, Hastings, Birmingham, Leeds and London and bring together people with a very broad range of expertise, backgrounds and perspectives.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport:

DfTc roles: Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers

We are looking for a talented HEO to take on the role as the Director General’s Private Secretary. This role is perfect for a confident, dedicated and enthusiastic self-starter who will thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment. The role will provide lots of opportunity for your personal and professional development within a diverse group in DfT and across Whitehall.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Assess the Director General’s (DG) work priorities by managing his inbox and action list
• Proactively engage and work closely with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
• Identify, clarify and where possible manage and resolve issues relevant to the Group/DG before they cross the DG’s desk
• Lead on CDG Communication plan and staff engagement products with the group
• Line manage and oversee the work of the Personal Assistant (PA)
• Lead on corporate responsibilities for the Group
• Support the DG in successful delivery of his corporate responsibilities

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only – whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.