Assistant Private Secretary to Economic Secretary to Treasury

About the Team The Ministerial and Communications Group sits at the centre of the Treasury. If you are interested in the inner workings of the Government, meeting Ministers, Senior Officials and liaising with the Press then this could be the place for you! We are a friendly and inclusive Group working on some of the most exciting issues of the day, bringing together work from across the rest of the department and engaging closely with partners across Whitehall and beyond. We provide support to Ministers, through Ministerial offices. We act as Treasury's external face, through the Press Office and Communications team. We are responsible for managing the department, through our support for the Permanent Secretary, the Second Permanent Secretaries, the Treasury Board, and the Executive Management Board (EMB), and our ownership of Treasury governance structures. The Group is led by the Permanent Secretary. The Economic Secretary (EST), The Rt Hon Lucy Rigby KC MP, is the Treasury's ‘City Minister' covering a broad portfolio of financial services and stability policy, engaging with firms, regulators and consumers both domestically and internationally. The EST has oversight of the financial services and stability policy work that is undertaken in the department, which ranges from capital markets, payments and digital assets, regulatory strategy, and listings to international financial services agreements. EST is also responsible for various key international issues, including trade, tariffs and sanctions, and is driving forward the department's work on G20 and G7 policymaking. The EST relies upon her Private Office to help her carry out her role and to work with the wider Treasury in driving forward the Minister's policy agendas. The Office works with the Minister, to seek steers on policy decisions and provide advice. It also organises other elements of the Minister's workload including her diary, correspondence, engagement with Parliament and supporting her in handling her relationship with the Treasury. The postholder will join a friendly and driven team of 6 (Private Secretary, 3 Assistant Private Secretaries a Diary Manager and a cross-office Registry Managers). About the Job In this role, the key accountabilities are:

• Providing outstanding private secretary support to EST on complex, fast-paced and frequently high-profile issues, including by persuasively representing the minister's view in the department; ensuring the Minister is well-briefed for meetings, external engagements and parliamentary appearances, and that meeting minutes and decisions are suitably recorded.
• Driving forward effective policy making. Ensuring the EST receives consistently high quality, clear and well-balanced advice with which to advance the government's priorities. Effectively communicating the Minister's steers and priorities to officials and identifying and handling risks as they arise. Providing clear leadership and process direction across HM Treasury, including in time-pressured situations.
• Leading for the office on specific areas of the EST's portfolio. These will depend on the interests of the Minister, postholder and the wider team.
• Building excellent working relationships with key stakeholders including senior HM Treasury officials, other ministerial offices in Treasury and other departments and external, including No10 and the private sector.
• Contributing flexibly to the day-to-day running of the office and help create a positive, supportive and friendly working environment which seek to make EST's office and HM Treasury a great place to work. About You You will need to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously across a range of important and varied policy areas. You will get to the crux of a wide range of issues quickly, have a keen eye for detail and see issues in the context of the bigger picture. You will develop excellent working relationships with people at all levels and engage credibly and convincingly to resolve difficult issues. You will deliver work to a high standard, prioritise and delegate across a very busy and varied workload, whilst maintaining personal resilience and working relationships. Some of the Benefits our people love!
• Generous Annual Leave – 25 days (rising to 30 after 5 years), plus public holidays and the King's birthday.
• Outstanding Pension Scheme – Defined Benefit pension with employer contributions of 28%
• Parental Leave Packages – Including 6 months' occupational pay for maternity/adoption, shared parental leave options.
• Flexible & Hybrid Working – Options include part-time, job-share, compressed hours, flexitime, and hybrid working (where business needs allow).
• Advance Schemes & Discounts – Rental deposit, cycle-to-work, SmartTech, season ticket loans, and access to HM Treasury's benefits portal for a wide range of discount codes. For more information about the role and how to apply, please follow the apply link.