personal assistant

personal assistant Aberdeen, Scotland

Scottish Government
Full Time Aberdeen, Scotland 31541 - 28702 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

303873

Salary

£28,702 - £31,541

Job grade

Executive Officer
B1

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

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    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Aberdeen, Scotland, AB11 5RL

About the job

Job summary

Are you a good communicator with a great eye for detail, who can demonstrate strong planning and organisation skills?


The Personal Assistant (PA) is part of the Private Office team, which provides support to the Strategic Leadership Team and Board and manages our responsibilities with respect to Freedom of Information, Complaints Handling, and Ministerial correspondence.


The purpose of the PA’s role is to provide support to the Deputy Chief Executive by ensuring effective management of their emails and diary and to provide secretariat support to the meetings which the DCEO attends. Support to the wider Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) is also required in the absence of their Private Secretary/PA.


You will be line managed by the Private Secretary to the Chief Executive.


This is a hybrid working role with your attendance at Pilgrim House, Aberdeen required based on departmental needs. However no fixed weekly attendance is currently in place.


The post is full time based on 37 hours per week with flexible working hours in a band between 07:00 – 19:00 (Monday to Friday).

Job description

Email management:


  • Making decisions on prioritisation of correspondence and meeting requests identifying and flagging urgent issues to the DCEO or, in their absence or if they are occupied, taking decisions on the most appropriate person to refer them to, giving due regard to security classifications and sensitivity, ensuring that they are followed up in a timely manner.
  • Drafting email responses on behalf of the DCEO and maintaining an efficient and effective filing and retrieval system through the use of eRDM.


Diary Management:


  • Actively manage the DCEO diary in an efficient and timely manner, prioritising internal and external meeting requests in order to make the best use of the DCEO time, including making decisions on attendance/location/appropriate delegation in the absence of the DCEO.

  • Planning internal and external meetings, visits across Scotland, the UK and overseas, and attendance at speaking events, receptions, etc. and making decisions/recommendations on cost effective travel and accommodation ensuring that budget limits and value for money are taken into account and that any travel/accommodation is booked for the DCEO and records of expenditure are maintained.

  • Plan, organise and co-ordinate events and meetings, liaising with senior internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Branch Heads/Chairs/CE/Director of industry representative organisations, contractors) as required, building agendas, preparing, collating and circulating meeting papers, attending meetings and taking accurate minutes of what may be technical discussions. Provide secretariat support to any meetings that the DCEO Chairs/attends which will include minuting sensitive meetings with stakeholders.

  • Ensuring that the DCEO is fully prepared for meetings and events, by proactively identifying where briefing/speaking notes are required and commissioning information from officials, liaising with officials to ensure briefings/speeches/presentations are produced in good time, and collating briefing packs.

  • Support DCEO to fulfil their line management duties, for example by organising annual appraisals and monthly conversations, maintaining confidentiality.

  • Manage and control the DCEO expenses, claims, and reconciliation of Electronic Procurement Card expenditure.


Wider Directorate Support:


  • Provide PA cover for the CEO and DCEO in the absence of their PS and PA (email and diary management as well as taking minutes of any meetings the CEO and DCEO may attend)

  • Develop and maintain an understanding of the strategic context in which the DCEO operates, and develop and maintain strong working relationships with key contacts at all levels both internally and externally.

Person specification

Essential Criteria & Qualifications

1. Proven planning and organisational skills including the ability to balance competing demands.
2. Good oral and written communication skills with the ability to take accurate notes of meetings.
3. Good interpersonal and team-working skills with the ability to engage confidently with people at all levels.
4. Self-starter who can work on their own initiative.

Benefits

  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Interview dates TBC.

Apply using link provided.


Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Recruitment team

personal assistant
Scottish Government

www.gov.scot
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Nicola Sturgeon
$25 to $50 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
1885
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