Environment Group Executive Assistant
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Brook Street · Farnham, England
executive officer at Brook Street, based in Farnham, England, paying £15.00 per hour. This is a permanent role.
30% below the typical rate for pa & ea
Reference BBBH446332_1787844394
Executive Assistant (PA) - Digital, Data Technology & Security (DDTS)
If you're the kind of person who brings calm to busy schedules and makes things run smoothly behind the scenes, this is a fantastic opportunity to support senior leaders and help shape how DDTS delivers its outcomes. Our Client is hiring for a reputed client to provide comprehensive, proactive support to one or more Director/Deputy Director leaders and their functional teams within DDTS.
What you'll be doing:
* Proactively manage Director/Deputy Director emails-taking action when needed, filing, forwarding, and maintaining a clear audit trail
* Own diary management: arrange meetings, organise rooms, coordinate teleconferences, and book travel
* Work closely with Directors to ensure they're fully prepared for meetings, including supporting briefing packs
* Capture accurate notes from meetings and discussions, ensuring follow-through is clear
* Be the first point of contact for colleagues and stakeholders-handling enquiries with professionalism and discretion
* Maintain effective record keeping, including managing electronic file directories, archiving, and supporting administration of team sites
* Support the wider Secretariat Team-sharing best practice and providing cover when required
* Support Directors with other specific work as needed
What you'll bring:
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting relationships with people at all levels
* Excellent organisation, able to handle competing demands, re-prioritise quickly, and keep delivery on track despite changing priorities
* Confident MS Office capability, with strong proficiency in Outlook and experience using collaborative tools
* An ability to operate with discretion, handling sensitive information appropriately
* A proven background supporting a senior manager/head level in a sizeable organisation (or similar service/project environment)
* Experience working in large, complex organisations
Additional information:
* Opportunity to gain first-hand experience of senior digital and technology leaders in action
* Join a dedicated PA resource team supporting DDTS Directors and Deputy Directors
If you're ready to bring your organisation, judgement, and relationship-building skills to a role with real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now for this homebased Executive Assistant (PA) opportunity in Farnham.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.
Reference: BBBH446332_1787844394 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 27 Sep 2026 · Listed via Brook Street
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