Company: Bank of England
Location: Leeds, United Kingdom
Employment Type: Full-time and Part-time
Description:
We are the UK’s central bank – and we are a bank like no other; known by our peers for our world-leading thinking on policy and strategy.
Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the UK by maintaining monetary and financial stability. We seek to keep prices stable and people’s money safe. We know our work matters to people, to families, up and down the UK.
We are driven by curiosity and the desire to do important, challenging work.
It takes a great team to run the Bank of England. We rely on each other to play our part. We benefit from a collaborative culture and long-established flexible ways of working, supporting our colleagues balance their work and personal lives. We strive to be a place where people feel they belong and have equal access to opportunities, because different perspectives helps us make the best decisions for the public.
There’s much to gain from working with us – from career defining work at the heart of the UK economy, being part of a fantastic… team, and a rewarding compensation package.
Join us and be part of a bank like no other. Together, we can make a difference.
Join us to deliver vital business support at the heart of the UK economy
We have opportunities for PAs, Administrators and Co-ordinators who play key roles in supporting the business to deliver and fulfil the Banks responsibilities.
Your skills are our biggest asset
PA , Administrators and Co-ordinators roles provide exposure to the different areas of the Bank. You’ll support colleagues including our Deputy Governors, Directors, Heads of Department, and Senior Managers and their teams with a range of critical tasks.
In our friendly yet highly professional environment, you’ll contribute to the smooth-running of our projects and enjoy plenty of scope to develop your skills while learning new ones.
We want you to grow
We’re committed to your development. That’s why we offer opportunities to continuously build your skillset, as you grow your career in our collaborative, inclusive culture. In short, you’ll get all the support you need to thrive.
Role Responsibilities for PAs include:
• Proactive diary management and inbox management, keeping track of actions
• Preparing and collating agendas, briefings and meeting papers, reports and presentations
• Arranging domestic and international travel
• Maintaining electronic filing systems
• Establishing and maintaining close links with key internal partners across the Bank and external counterparts
• Reconciling expenses
• Interpret information accurately to produce high quality minutes
• Providing exemplary professional PA support
• Displaying the highest of standards protecting and maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Dealing confidently with all levels across the Bank and external contacts.
• Dealing with general correspondence and queries from both internal and external stakeholders
• Events management, co-ordination and support
Minimum Criteria
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to resolve issues and propose alternative solutions, in dealing with daily challenges
• Proven ability to build and maintain good working relationships and networks with staff at all levels within the Bank and with external partners
• Evidence the ability to be flexible, adaptable, open to change and work effectively as a team player
• Proven excellent IT skills – Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) at Intermediate/Advanced level are essential.
• Proven time management skills with the ability to prioritise their workload effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Previous PA experience
• Proven experience of proactive diary and inbox management
• Experience with minute taking for meeting
• Experience of handling sensitive and confidential material, maintaining a high level of discretion and professionalism;
• Experience of reconciling expenses
• Demonstrate diverse and inclusive behaviours
Desirable criteria (but not essential)
• Experience and ability to give clear instruction to colleagues,
• Experience in delegating tasks to junior PAs and Administrators and overseeing their work, providing them with support and training.
Role Responsibilities for Administrators
• Provide full secretarial and administrative support to teams, including their senior Managers.
• Proactive diary management, Inbox management and keeping track of actions
• Arranging domestic and international travel
• Maintaining electronic filing systems
• Preparing and collating agendas, briefings and meeting papers, reports and presentations
• Dealing with general correspondence and queries from both internal and external partners
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with key partners across the Bank
• Processing expenses
• Attending internal meetings; creating agendas and taking actions where needed.
• Covering for colleagues within your team where necessary
• Events management, co-ordination and support
Minimum Criteria
• Proven time management skills with the ability to prioritise their workload effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience of dealing with the internal and external partners
• Experience of working within a team, taking direction from others, and collaborating effectively.
• Experience of working in an administrative role
• Proven verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent IT skills – Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote) at Intermediate/Advanced level are essential.
• Proven data entry skills, must be able to input information with high degree of speed and accuracy, attention to detail and know how to retrieve data quickly
• Experience of dealing with highly confidential information
• Demonstrate diverse and inclusive behaviours
You should not be put off applying if you do not have all of these criteria there is plenty of opportunity for on-the-job learning as-well as training opportunities.
The Bank values diversity and inclusion – we want to reflect the society we serve better; we want the best people to work for us and we want our workplace to be inclusive. We value all forms of diversity, including but not limited to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion and sexual orientation. One way we support diversity and inclusion is through our staff run networks.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive working environment and are open to considering how the role might be carried out with flexible working. This role is therefore open to job shares, flexible and part time working patterns.
As part of our commitment to expand our presence across the UK, this role is able to be based in either London, the Leeds office, or one of our hubs (Cardiff/Newcastle/Glasgow/Belfast).
Where a role can be carried out from home, we are working towards colleagues spending at least half of their time in the office, so that we can all benefit from working together in person, while maintaining the flexibility offered by home working. From 6 June 2022, we expect colleagues to spend a minimum of 40% of their working time in the office per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them and their team.
We are also committed to making adjustments for candidates and employees where possible and have partnered with external expert organisations to support us in this. We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and people who wish to apply under this scheme should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.
Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we’re working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We’ve also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they’re needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we’re proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
Our roles range from £24,720 – £36,000 per annum on a full time basis.
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
• 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank’s Privacy Notice.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you apply online and complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process. We anonymise applications so hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information when reviewing your submission, including your CV.
The assessment process will comprise of two stage interview.
The role closes on 15th August 2024
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