Job Description

To provide a range of administrative support functions to the Education and Standards Directorate including effective personal administrative support to a small number of senior staff.

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, applicants can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package [PDF 234 KB], that includes 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays).

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful applicant will have: Experience of successfully working in an administrative or personal assistant role. Proficiency in a range of IT applications such as. Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Well-developed organizational and administrative skills and be able to produce high quality, accurate work against tight deadlines. Effective communication skills, and the ability to deal with a wide range of people tactfully and diplomatically as well as maintain confidentiality and discretion. Demonstrable capacity to develop and implement administrative systems and procedures, to motivate and work as part of a team. An unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.