Bristol, South West England, BS2 0PS : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8HS : Manchester, North West England, M2 3AA : Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, NE98 1ZZ : York, Yorkshire and the Humber, YO1 7PX
The Government People Group exists to work with departments, professions, and functions to build a modern, effective Civil Service.
We support the government workforce with the right skills and capability. We are working with leaders to get the right people in the right jobs, with the right skills and continuous learning to excel in their roles.
We provide leadership, and in turn, create leaders with exceptional line management capability across departments, influencing partners in the wider public sector and beyond. This involves getting our retention and reward strategy right, to nurture specific skills, and create pride and resilience in our workforce.
Our role is also to provide system leadership across central government in pulling together back office services. Collectively, we help support the Cabinet Office’s priority to drive efficiencies, and reforms that will make government work better, to ultimately provide a better service to the public.
This EO Admin Support role is part of the Future Services Programme within Pay, Policy and Pensions of The Government People Group and will support the Programme Manager.
Our Pensions team manages the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) and the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme (RMSPS). Both schemes have contracts currently in place with specialist private sector providers to deliver the administration service to members and employers. The Future Services Programme purpose is to successfully transition to new contracts with specialist private sector providers. This programme is part of the Government Major Portfolio Programmes (GMPP).
The role of the Admin Support officer covers a diverse range of activities to support the delivery of the programme’s objectives to enable the smooth running of the programme by supporting the wider team.
The role will involve:
Admin support - Organise key project meetings including meeting preparation, responding to a range of requests for information and logistical tasks. Collation and distribution of regular weekly documentation. Responsible for programme file management using robust version control to display a cohesive audit trail.
Secretariat support - Minute taking and commissioning actions to attendees.
Stakeholders - Act as a focal point for project responses to requests for information. Communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
Actions and Decisions - Assist with and maintain action and decision logs, escalating as appropriate.
Other duties
The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties reasonably requested which are in line with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.
We would encourage you to apply if you:
Are able to work in a fast-paced environment, while balancing competing priorities.
Have proven organisational skills and can keep track of large amounts of information and different pieces of work.
Have experience of building productive stakeholder relationships
Possess excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
Have the ability to adapt quickly and work flexibly to deliver quality outcomes.
Excellent knowledge of MS Office systems (Word, Outlook, Excel)
Desirable Skills
A working knowledge of Supplier Management.
Have experience in providing high quality secretariat service (minute taking and chairing meetings).
Additional information:
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Alongside your salary of £28,791, Cabinet Office contributes £8,340 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
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