Private Secretary Roles

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 259611**Salary**:

- £34,410 - £37,260- Successful applicants will be eligible for an 18% Private Office Uplift**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- BEIS - Corporate Services - Policy, Strategy and Private Office**Type of role**:

- Administration / Corporate Support
- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 4Contents

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**Benefits**:
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- LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
**Our Mission**

At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission

We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.

**Our Inclusive Environment**

We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

**Job description**:
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), is at the forefront of the Government’s relationship with business and of its efforts to build an economy that works for everyone.

The Private Secretary (PS) roles on offer involve working directly with Ministers, Special Advisers (SpAds) and Senior Officials. These high-profile, exciting and dynamic roles offer unparalleled exposure to the work of the Government. Private Secretaries are the key link between Ministers, SpAds and the Department, ensuring that the steers and priorities of ministers are delivered, whilst ensuring they have considered advice from officials.

You will work in a team led by a Senior Private Secretary, alongside Private Secretaries, Correspondence Facilitators, and Diary Managers. The teams aim to consistently provide an excellent service to Ministers and SpAds; be approachable to officials across BEIS, Whitehall, and beyond; and provide a great environment in which to work, building a diverse and inclusive team of supported, engaged staff.

We will be recruiting for a range of roles - descriptions of what roles would entail within each type office are set out below.

In the Secretary of State’s Private Office, you will:

- Work closely with the Secretary of State, alongside the Principal Private Secretary, Head of SoS Office, Senior Private Secretary, other Private Secretaries and a Diary Manager
- You will advise the Minister on the BEIS policy and have scope to shape your policy portfolio in line with your interests.
- Accompany the Minister to events and on domestic and international trips
- Support the Secretary of State to deliver his priorities by working with Senior Officials in BEIS and across Whitehall

We have five junior Ministers in the Department - The Minister for Energy and Climate Change; the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation; the Minister for Industry and Investment Security; the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business; and the Lords Minister.
- In the Junior Minister’s Offices, you are at the heart of a particular BEIS portfolio (whether it be BEIS’s energy and climate work or leading on science and innovation for example). You will:

- Work closely with the Minister, alongside the SPS, two/three other Private Secretaries, a Diary Manager and Correspondence Facilitators;
- Advise the Minister on the Minister’s policy and have scope to shape your policy portfolio in line with your interests;
- Support the Minister to deliver his priorities by working with Senior Officials in BEIS and across Whitehall;
- Support the Minister with Parliamentary work, including Bills, debates, BEIS orals and statements;
- Accompany the Minister to events and on domestic and international trips.

The Special Adviser’s Private Office sits positioned within the BEIS Secretary of State’s Private Office. In this office, you will:

Be the Special Advisers focal point for engaging with all Enterprise and Innovation policy within the Department.
- Build a thorough overview of over half the Department’s policy area


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