Executive Assistant

On behalf of the Bank of England, we are looking for a Executive Assistant (Inside IR35 for a 3 months contract based in London on Site 2-3 days per week in the office.

The Bank of England is the UK’s central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the British people.

The Bank of England is a diverse organisation. Each of its 4,000 people are committed to public service and dedicated to promoting the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.

As a Executive Assistant, your main responsibilities will be:

• Provide comprehensive administrative and organisational support to senior leaders, ensuring priorities and commitments are managed effectively.
• Manage complex diaries, coordinate meetings, arrange travel, and organise events and logistics.
• Prepare agendas, briefing papers, presentations, reports, and meeting minutes, ensuring actions are tracked and completed.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing communications and building effective working relationships.
• Maintain SharePoint sites, document repositories, and management information, ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Manage correspondence, inboxes, and enquiries, ensuring timely responses and appropriate escalation where required.
• Support governance activities by coordinating meetings, preparing documentation, and tracking actions and decisions.
• Assist with procurement administration, financial records, and purchase requests as required.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, organisation, and service delivery.
• Provide flexible business support and contribute to the successful delivery of Directorate objectives

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Essential:

• Active Sc Clearance
• Experience of providing administrative or business support within a busy team environment.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience of maintaining accurate records, trackers and management information.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams and SharePoint.
• Experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

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

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.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, the Bank of England encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Bank of England welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting proc…