Executive Assistant (EA)

at  Ofgem

JOB SUMMARY

This is an exciting time to join Ofgem and this role puts you at the heart of the organisation, providing a full range of executive support to the Director within the portfolio assigned. With exposure to a wide variety of projects and people, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to learn, grow and make the role your own.
Working closely with Private Secretaries and other EAs/PAs across the organisation, the EA should play a proactive role in ensuring the Director has everything they need for their days to run smoothly.
You’ll already be a confident PA/EA with a proven track record of working at Director/Deputy Director level, ensuring the allocation of a Director’s time is proactively managed, and aligns with strategic priorities. You’ll have the ability to multi-task and remain calm when working in a fast-paced environment, with a patient and logical approach to analysing information effectively to solve problems. With excellent attention to detail, you’ll have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate confidently at all levels.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Executive Assistant (EA) will manage the Director’s busy schedule and lead on a wide range of tasks that play an essential role in ensuring the smooth running of the Private Office and wider directorate. Working closely with Private Secretaries and other EAs/PAs across the organisation, the EA should play a proactive role in ensuring the Director has everything they need for their days to run smoothly.
The EA must be a team player with an ability to work flexibly across the organisation, prioritising and managing their own workload amid conflicting demands and busy work periods. Excellent judgement and discretion, and an ability to promote a positive image to both internal and external stakeholders, are essential.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack and Role Profile attached for full details.

Benefits
Alongside your salary of £32,498, OFGEM contributes £9,414 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; 30 days annual leave after 2 years; Excellent training and development opportunities; The opportunity to join the generous Civil Service pension which also includes a valuable range of benefits; Hybrid working (currently 1 day a week in the office but is in review), flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Plus lots of other benefits including clean and bright offices based centrally, engaged networks and teams and an opportunity to contribute to our ambitious and important targets of establishing a Net Zero energy system by 2050. This exciting blend of professional challenge and personal reward identifies career opportunities at Ofgem as something to get excited about.
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NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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