Eo- Stormont, Castle Buildings

Location: Stormont, Belfast

Pay Rate: £15.83 per hour (Paid Weekly)

Hours: 37 hours per week, Full-Time

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 51 weeks, with potential for extension

Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days at home, 2 days in the office)

Working within the Department of Health Workforce Policy Directorate, you will play a key role in supporting policy development, ministerial business, pay-related activities, stakeholder engagement and secretariat functions. You will be responsible for researching and analysing information, supporting senior officials, coordinating meetings and providing advice and guidance to colleagues across the Department and Health & Social Care organisations. The successful candidate will also have line management responsibility for one EO2 member of staff.

• Hybrid working arrangement
• £15.83 per hour paid weekly
• Long-term 51-week assignment with possibility of extension
• Monday to Friday working hours
• No weekend work
• Valuable experience within the Northern Ireland Civil Service
• Opportunity to support high-level policy development and ministerial business

• Provide written support to Ministers, the Permanent Secretary and senior officials
• Liaise with colleagues across the Department, HSC Trusts, Boards and external organisations
• Research, analyse and present information within agreed timescales
• Support Pay Review Bodies and associated pay activities

• Support policy development and implementation within the Directorate
• Provide advice and guidance to Health and Social Care and Departmental colleagues

• Coordinate meetings and maintain meeting schedules
• Prepare agendas and supporting papers
• Monitor action logs and maintain tracking spreadsheets
• Support meeting preparation and follow-up activities
• Maintain accurate records and documentation

• Line management responsibility for one EO2 officer

• A minimum of 18 months' experience working in HR policy development, implementation or review, ideally within the public sector
• A minimum of 2 A-Levels (or equivalent), including Law or English at Grades A-C

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Confidence communicating with senior stakeholders
• Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Effective note-taking and summarising skills
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• The ability to build and maintain strong working relationships