Bduk Private Secretary

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Building Digital UK (BDUK) Full time

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

- 301354**Salary**:

- £48,014 - £59,371- Band A : National £48,014 - £54,027 or London £52,764 - £59,371.- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Grade 7- A**Contract type**:

- Permanent
- Loan**Length of employment**:

- Permanent. If internal loan then two years.**Type of role**:

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

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

- 1Contents

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- Belfast, Darlington, London, ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
As Private Secretary you will provide high-quality support to the Chair of the Board, Simon Blagden and the Board’s three Non-Executive Directors. You will be the first point of contact and you will be responsible for ensuring the non-executives can be as productive as possible and are fully integrated into the wider organisation to fulfil their important role on the BDUK Board.

You will join a close knit team within the Executive Office and the wider Leadership Support Team who have responsibility for ensuring BDUK’s senior leadership drive forward and deliver the organisation's objectives.

Reporting to the Chief of Staff, you will use your credibility and influence to advise and communicate effectively with others on priorities and formulate options and proposals. You will have the ability to understand complex issues and respond with good judgement on behalf of the BDUK Board members.

**Job description**:
**Strategic thinking**
- Develop a strong awareness of how the Board supports BDUK’s organisational objectives, and act as a troubleshooter in resolving day-to-day issues.
- Work closely with the Chief of Staff to provide a high level gateway to and from the BDUK Non-Executive, ensuring the effective and efficient operation of the Chair.
- In coordination with the Secretariat Lead, manage Board members to interface with wider DSIT governance, including attendance at annual assurance meetings.
- Manage the BDUK Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Directors to ensure they are sighted on strategic issues as they arise within BDUK, and help them manage these effectively, and to remain informed.
- Advise the BDUK Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Directors on high profile and sensitive issues on a wide range of topics. Carefully consider options, implications and risks of decisions.

**Stakeholder engagement**
- Provide effective and efficient communication channels between the Non-Executives and the Executive team at BDUK.
- Lead the development of strong working relationships with private offices across DSIT, in particular the Permanent Secretary, Ministers, and Director Generals.
- Lead the BDUK Chair of the Board and Non-Executive Directors engagement with wider stakeholders such as MPs and parliamentarians, as well as suppliers and other stakeholders
- Commission information and advice from different parts of BDUK and lead on information sharing.
- Foster and facilitate the relationship with the BDUK Senior Leadership Team (SLT), DSIT Sponsor Team and programme leads.

**Organisation**
- Calendar management, ensuring time is optimised, balancing competing priorities to maximise available time so that the Chair and Non-Executive members are able to do their job as successfully as possible.
- Lead the arrangement of travel across the UK for site visits and meetings, and support Non-Executive Board members during their visit.
- Attend official meetings with the BDUK Chair and Non-Executive Directors, record accurate minutes and ensure action points are tracked to resolution.
- Lead on drafting briefings, submissions, papers and correspondence and manage input from across wider BDUK teams.
- Organise Non-Executive’s participation at events. Including proofreading and commissioning speeches.
- Organise meetings, visits and other engagements - including ministerial and parliamentary activity where applicable.

**Development**
- Work flexibly with the Chief of Staff to promote a wide range of BDUK wide activities and initiatives to improve ways of working.
- Deputise for the Chief of Staff and provide cover for line management of the BDUK Assistant Private Secretaries when applicable.

**Person specification**:
**Essential criteria**
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work effectively across a range of tasks and under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with experience in drafting senior level briefings, taking minutes of meetings and recording actions.
- Excellent senior stakeholder management skills and the ability to demonstrate the use of strong interpersonal skills and communicate effectively at all levels.
- Ability to think strategically, understand complex issues quickly and commission briefings accordingly.
- Ability to quickly identify key issues in complex environments a

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