Personal Assistant

Vacancy Reference Number

22237

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Number of Vacancies

1

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(B) OCU

Professionalism Headquarters

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Location

Westminster

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Building

NEW SCOTLAND YARD

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Band

Band D

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Part/Full Time

Full Time

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Hours per Week

36 hours per week

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Type of Contract

Permanent

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Job Advert

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Salary: The starting salary is £40,519, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £37,510, basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £40,141. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Westminster

The Professionalism Private Office is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, and organised individual to join the team as Personal Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC Andy Valentine).

Location: Split across two sites - New Scotland Yard, Westminster and Cobalt Square, Vauxhall

Working Pattern: One WFH day per week depending on operational demand

Description

The role holder will provide comprehensive, confidential, and professional support service in all aspects concerned with the efficient and successful operation of the Professionalism Private Office and wider organisation.

The PA role is a ‘front of house’ role and is often the initial contact point along with other members of the Private Office. Across all groups contact is made face-to-face, through email or telephone. The stakeholders include:

DACs, Commanders and Directors

Met Executive including Management Board; daily contact, the purpose of which ranges from coordinating of Directorate objectives and priorities in support of business group risks/delivery, diary management and event planning.

Responding to high-risk queries, complaints and managing expectations.

Directorate SLT (Senior Leadership Team); daily, enabling delivery of their function’s priorities.

Other Private Offices; enabling link up between work/actions across directorates.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the “apply button “. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 05/08/2026.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence 1 to 2 weeks after closing date

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence 1 to 2 weeks after CBQ sift

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Essential For The Role

Essential For The Role

Knowledge

Knowledge of and interest in the Professionalism Directorate

Knowledge of and strong ability in ICT applications such as Microsoft (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams and Calendar functions).

Skills

Managing electronic diaries, organising meetings and events on behalf of DAC Professionalism with a wide range of internal and external contacts, prioritising a busy diary and coordinating across varied venues, both internal and external

Preparation of meetings and travel itineraries

Arranging logistics with internal and external stakeholders, such as booking meeting rooms, travel, accommodation, visitor passes and escorting visitors.

Effective minute taking of high profile and confidential meetings

Creating agendas for meetings and recording and tracking actions

Communication skills, with the ability to work well with a range of people at all levels, stakeholder management (internal and external) in both written and v…