Executive Assistant & Business Manager

London

Job Summary GDS The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity.

We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.

We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.

The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.

Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need.

Job Description The Digital Identity Hub sits at the centre of one of the Government’s highest-profile transformation programmes: the delivery of a trusted digital identity credential for people in the UK. Working across DSIT, Cabinet Office and the Home Office, the Hub brings together policy, technical and delivery teams to coordinate programme activity, governance, stakeholder engagement and ministerial business. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a major public service reform that will improve access to services, strengthen identity verification and reduce fraud. The Hub currently supports the Digital Identity Programme but may evolve to support other priority Government Digital Service (GDS) programmes within DSIT in future.

The jobholder will provide comprehensive business management and executive assistant support to the Deputy Director for the Digital Identity Programme. They will ensure smooth administrative operations and support the delivery of the Hub’s objectives including managing the Digital Identity Hub mailbox and supporting the Hub team with administration and logistics as required.

The Digital Identity Hub sits at the centre of one of the Government’s highest-profile transformation programmes: the delivery of a trusted digital identity credential for people in the UK. Working across DSIT, Cabinet Office and the Home Office, the Hub brings together policy, technical and delivery teams to coordinate programme activity, governance, stakeholder engagement and ministerial business. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a major public service reform that will improve access to services, strengthen identity verification and reduce fraud. The Hub currently supports the Digital Identity Programme but may evolve to support other priority Government Digital Service (GDS) programmes within DSIT in future.

The jobholder will provide comprehensive business management and executive assistant support to the Deputy Director for the Digital Identity Programme. They will ensure smooth administrative operations and support the delivery of the Hub’s objectives including managing the Digital Identity Hub mailbox and supporting the Hub team with administration and logistics as required.

Person specification

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Support, Diary and Inbox Management – lead on managing inbox, calendar and logistics for the Digital ID Hub Deputy Director. Proactively balancing competing priorities to maximise available time, de-conflicting appointments, rearranging schedules and coordinating logistics for internal and cross-government meetings including with senior officials and Private Offices, sometimes at short notice.
• Senior Leadership Management: Develop deep understanding of Senior Civil Servant(s) priorities to effectively flag emerging issues they should be aware of, and act where necessary to support by building relationships with key senior stakeho…