AMS PSR

On behalf of DfE, we are looking for a Personal Assistant (Inside IR35) for a 6 months contract based Hybrid - 3 days in London.

As a Personal Assistant, your main responsibilities will be:

• Provide high-quality executive and administrative support to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Manage complex diaries, prioritise inboxes, and coordinate meetings and schedules.
• Act as a key liaison between legal teams and wider DfE GLD corporate functions.
• Arrange meetings, book travel and accommodation, manage team communications and shared inboxes, support planning and logistics for team activities.
• Support end to end recruitment and onboarding processes, liaise with IT, facilities, and HR to ensure smooth inductions for new joiners.
• Maintain accurate filing systems, collate reports and update business and risk plans and support the use and maintenance of the Time Recording System (TRS).

Essential:

• Previous experience in a PA, team assistant, or administrative role, strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Experience in diary management and coordinating meetings/travel.
• High level of accuracy in document handling, data entry, and reporting
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable using digital tools for communication and document management

Desirable:

• Familiarity with HR and onboarding processes (desirable)
• Experience working in a government or legal environment (desirable)

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DFE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

DE&I Commitment

DFE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DFE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".