Associate Chief of Staff

**Associate Chief Of Staff** **Business Area: Executive Office** *** **Place of Work: Liverpool** *** **Contract Type: Permanent** *** **When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.** **Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.** **About the role** *** **In your role as Associate Chief Of Staff you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity to To work with, and support the Chief of Staff, in delivering their own objectives and more generally supporting the Group Chief Executive Office (GCEO) in successfully delivering their role. This will include assisting with**: *** - **The creation of GCEO and other reports and papers authored by the GCEO and/or the Chief of Staff****: - **Supporting the Chief of Staff to deliver strategically important projects**: - **Working with the internal communications and L&D teams to create presentations and scripts to support the GCEO in internal engagement**: - **Support for the GCEO in preparing for meetings with directors, members of the executive team and others*** **What you will be doing** *** **As a trusted part of the Executive Office you will be responsible for**: **Key Responsibilities**: *** - **Working with the Chief of Staff to draft GCEO and other reports and papers authored by the GCEO and/or the Chief of Staff - this includes liaising with executives and other people across the business to seek input and obtain relevant information. It also includes creating initial drafts of papers.****: - **Collation of MI including the quarterly Board MI pack.**: - **Supporting the GCEO in their engagement with policy makers, regulators, media and stakeholders****: - **Attending and minuting meetings to circulate for review*** **About you** *** **To be successful in this role you will have**: *** - **Exceptional organisation skills with the ability to organise work and manage multiple and diverse priorities and tasks****: - **Experience of writing or reviewing Board papers and/or MI is desirable as is experience of working on numerous projects and activities at the same time and managing a busy workload****: - **Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel****: - **Excellent written and verbal communication skills****: - **Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines*** **Why join us?** *** **At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create a work environment where everyone can thrive professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of others. We're also committed to helping you build your career by providing opportunities for development.** *** **We put a focus on recognising and supporting each individual's unique career path, driving this forward with the support of an engaged and proactive management team. Here at USS, we want you to thrive in and out of work with a friendly team, flexible culture and excellent range of benefits **How we will reward you** *** - **Great starting salary**: - **Generous annual leave package**: - **Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme**: - **Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)**: - **Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing**: - **Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership**: - **Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent**: - **Employee Volunteer Day’s to support the communities where you work and live**: - **Cycle to Work Scheme **Our culture and values** *** **Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them ‘front and centre’ of what we do. This is embedded through our values**: *** - **Integrity**: - **Collaboration**: - **Excellence** **About us** *** *** **The Private Markets Group (PMG) consists of a 70+ person team that oversees c. £25 billion in assets across a fast-growing and diverse portfolio of private equity, infrastructure, private credit and property investments on behalf of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). By operating as a single team, with individual areas of specialism and expertise, PMG is able to combine its resources through a “OnePMG" approach to investing which