Joint Intelligence Organisation

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

- 243021**Salary**:

- £28,050 - £30,771**Job grade**:

- Executive Officer**Contract type**:

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

- You will be expected to join on a two-year loan/secondment if you are a Civil/Crown Servant. If external, you will join permanently once passing an initial probation period.**Business area**:

- CO - Joint Intelligence Organisation**Type of role**:

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

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

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Whitehall, LondonAbout the job

**Job summary**:
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of HMG’s national security machinery, helping to support the UK’s response to priority national and international issues.

You will have an astute eye for detail, strong security awareness, good IT literacy, and the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands in a high-paced and challenging environment. You should have strong written and verbal communications skills and will be required to develop and maintain relationships across the UK national security community.

**Job description**:
**About the JIO**

The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) which informs the Foreign Policy and Security Council, the Prime Minister and other key decision-makers by providing authoritative, robust all-source intelligence assessment on a vast range of national security and foreign policy priorities.

You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

**The Role**

This is an exciting role at the centre of the UK Intelligence Community. The Private Office team provides exceptional service to the JIC Chair, the JIO Directors and the wider JIC members.

The Private Office and JIC support officer are responsible for supporting the administration of the JIC, arranging and supporting international inbound and outbound visits - by HMG personnel and visiting delegations - as required for the JIC Chair and the three JIO Directors, and providing logístical, administrative, diary and correspondence support across JIO Private Office and for cross-JIO events and fora.

The nature of the role means it must be based in 70 Whitehall, London and is predominantly office-based. This role will require additional hours and flexible working during busy periods for which the relevant allowances are payable.

There may be more than one role available, and we may hold a reserve list for future vacancies.

**Responsibilities**
- Support the administration of the JIC alongside the JIC Manager. This will include issuing calling notices, supporting the preparation of committee papers, coordinating attendance and logistics, liaising with JIC members’ Private Offices across Whitehall and the intelligence agencies, and building strong relationships with JIC coordinators across government.
- Provide diary and logístical support to Directors as needed, working with the Private Secretary and wider Private Office team to support cross-JIO processes and supporting senior international engagement and travel.
- Coordinate logístical arrangements for meetings, including booking meeting rooms, arranging hospitality and escorting senior visitors, as well as supporting inbound and outbound visits by international delegations, HMG personnel and other key stakeholders, logistics for briefing sessions and cross-cutting JIO events.
- Prepare day packs, ensuring briefings and papers are printed for upcoming meetings.
- Provide wider support to the JIC Chair (a Permanent Secretary-level role, Head of the Joint Intelligence Organisation and the Prime Minister’s adviser on substantive intelligence matters).
- Provide support and resilience across other portfolios in JIO Private Office.

**Person specification**:

- Be adaptable and enjoy working in a fast-paced, stimulating environment.
- Have excellent written and oral communication skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to work accurately.
- Have excellent organisational and stakeholder management abilities.
- Be able to effectively manage competing priorities and find solutions to problems under pressure.
- Be an excellent team player who is adaptable and willing to work in a dynamic environment.

**Desirable Skills**
- Previous experience of supporting senior officials.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together

**Benefits**:
Annual salary increases will depend upon individual performance and contribution to the organisation’s success. In addition, there will be the opportunity to earn performance related bonuses.

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