Team Secretary in Banking Capital Policy Head of Department Office

Bank of England; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A central bank in the UK is seeking an experienced administrator to provide comprehensive support across various teams. The successful candidate will have exceptional organisational and time management skills, and will work collaboratively to ensure smooth operations within the department. A competitive salary of £24,180–£26,280 is offered, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including private medical insurance and an attractive pension plan.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Career average pension

26 days' annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support in a professional context.
• Good computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Providing multi-skilled administrative support to the team.
• Collaborating with the Division's Admin Team for wider administrative support.
• Managing incoming emails and diary management.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Flexibility

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Overview

Prudential Policy Directorate are responsible for designing, negotiating internationally and implementing effective prudential regulation in order to remove or reduce systemic risks, promote the safety and soundness of PRA-regulated firms and ensure appropriate protection for insurance policyholders. PPD supports both the Prudential Regulation Committee and Financial Policy Committee in fulfilling their objectives. The Banking Capital Policy Division (BCPD) aims to design, develop, negotiate and help implement prudential regulation in order to remove or reduce systemic risk in the UK banking industry. The Prudential Framework Division (PFD) sits within the Bank of England's Prudential Policy Directorate and promotes the resilience of the financial system by ensuring the Bank has a framework for banking regulation that is fit for now and in a changing world. We do this by focusing on the big framework questions - looking at issues relating to capital, liquidity, the macro-prudential toolkit, innovation and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Providing multi-skilled administrative support to the team, working alongside other Administrators
• Providing secretarial and administrative support to a number of teams within two divisions
• Collaborating with the Division's Admin Team to provide wider administrative support
• Keeping key data sets up to date e.g. coordinating timesheet reports and holiday schedule
• Establishing and maintaining close links with stakeholders across the PRA and Bank of England, including external contacts
• Dealing with ad-hoc requests within the Directorate or wider Bank
• Sharing best practices with regard to Bankwide applications, helping team members to carry out their own responsibilities
• Diary management, including liaising with internal and external contacts and, where necessary, collating papers for the following day
• Managing incoming emails
• Preparing and editing documents, letters, reports and presentations and offering help and advice to colleagues on how best to do this
• Planning and arranging domestic and international travel
• Assisting with the administration side of recruitment
• Completing and submitting expenses
• Attending internal meetings, minute-taking and chasing up actions
• Willingly cover for colleagues to provide effective support to other teams as required

Qualifications

• Experienced in providing administrative support in a professional context and across diverse settings
• Good computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task (often operating to tight deadlines)
• A proven team player, willing to help others to achieve results with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Flexibility, the desire to get things done with a proactive approach
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences
• Able to deal with highly confidential information to agreed standards of handling and personal integrity
• Be confident in dealing with all levels of staff across the Bank and external contacts
• Display professionalism
• Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills

Desirable Criteria

• Knowledge of Bank systems and experience using PowerPoint (training can be provided, where required)

Salary and Benefits

We offer a salary as follows: Leeds circa £24,180–£26,280. In addition, we offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:

• Current a non-contributory, career average pension with a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of salary for every year worked, with options to adjust through the flexible benefits programme
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool
• An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase flexible benefits
• 26 days' annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days
• Private medical insurance and income protection

Additional information

We are the UK's central bank - and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy. Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people's money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK. We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work. It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each other to play our part. We benefit from a collaborative culture and long-established flexible ways of working, supporting our colleagues balance their work and personal lives. We strive to be a place where people feel they belong and have equal access to opportunities, because different perspectives helps us make the best decisions for the public.

There is much to gain from working with us - from career defining work at the heart of the UK economy, being part of a fantastic team, and a rewarding compensation package. Join us and find a bank like no other. Together, we can make a difference.

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We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.