Executive Assistant - Government

Role:
Executive Assistant

Contract Length: 6 months

Location:

Hybrid/London, Manchester or Bristol. The expectation to be on site officially is 60%; however candidates can expect office attendance to vary each week in line with the Government Chief Product Officer's schedule (2-4 days in office).

IR35:
Inside

Pay Rate to Intermediary: £200 per day

Security Clearance: BPSS and SC eligible requested

Spinwell is recruiting for an Executive Assistant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

• Prioritise and respond to emails appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Proactively plan meetings and manage the diary in line with business priorities, ensuring agendas, information, and documents are prepared.
• Stay highly organised while managing commissions with varying deadlines, and work proactively with teams to identify and resolve issues early.
• Ensure the Director General’s time is used efficiently and effectively, responding to last-minute changes and urgent requests.
• Coordinate and organise meeting and visit logistics, including availability, attendance checks, and cast lists.
• Manage travel arrangements and hotel bookings as required.
• Provide an effective communication channel between the private office, client teams, and the wider DSIT.
• Carry out reasonable additional duties at a similar level to support administrative work and business priorities.
• Contribute to a supportive, flexible, calm, and hard-working team culture.

• Strong administration skills or experience providing executive support, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with a range of audiences.
• Experience handling sensitive information with tact and diplomacy while maintaining confidentiality.
• Experience managing a busy diary and working with urgency when priorities change.
• Civil Service experience is desirable but not essential.

If you are an Executive Assistant, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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