Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

Cabinet Office

Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 1st December 2024

 
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Details

Reference number

378767

Salary

£128,000
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 3

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

CO - Prime Minister's Office

Type of role

Senior leadership

Working pattern

Full-time

Number of jobs available

1

Contents

London (region)

Job summary

Working at the heart of government, this unique role provides leadership to the 300-strong Number 10 team (covering operations, policy, communications, private office and support functions) in its aim to provide world-class support to the Prime Minister.

Job description

The successful candidate will be directly supporting the Prime Minister and his top team to deliver his priorities for the country, including implementing Mission-driven Government across the Civil Service, and leading Number 10 to ensure that he receives quality advice and service. The challenge and stretch of the role at a vital time for the United Kingdom are obvious and the personal rewards of working in this critical post are huge.

The role will involve working closely with the Prime Minister’s senior political advisers and Cabinet Secretary as well as other Ministers, senior officials and advisers from across Government. The Principal Private Secretary (PPS) is responsible for ensuring that the Prime Minister receives the highest quality advice to enable him to make key decisions and judgements on matters of national importance.

Please see the Candidate Information Pack attached below for more information.

Person specification

The desirable candidate will have highly developed policy and strategic analysis skills. You will need to have strong political judgement and a track record of operating with credibility at the most senior levels in government. As a leader, you will be able to demonstrate strong management capability and ensure the effective running of all aspects of the Number 10 team in support of the Prime Minister.

Please see the Candidate Information Pack attached below for more information.

Alongside your salary of £128,000, Cabinet Office contributes £37,081 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
  • Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Selection process details

To apply, please complete the online application process accessed via Civil Service Jobs. If you are unable to apply online please submit your application to sarah.vale@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.

Either way, please send the following information by no later than 23:55 Sunday 1 December 2024;

  • Your CV, with educational and professional qualifications and full employment history, including an explanation of any gaps in your employment history, and details where possible of budgets and numbers of people;
  • A short covering statement of no more than two A4 sized pages (1000 words) explaining why this appointment interests you and how you can evidence your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the ‘relevant experience’ section;
  • A diversity monitoring form. All applicants are invited to complete this information to assist the Civil Service with monitoring its recruitment process. All data is reported in an anonymous and aggregate format and will not be seen by anyone assessing your application;
  • A declaration of interest form.

This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For further information on whether you are eligible to apply under this scheme please follow the link.

Cabinet Office is an accredited ‘Disability Confident Employer’ under the government's Disability Confident Scheme which denotes organisations that have a positive commitment towards disabled people. We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role, as outlined on page 4 of the candidate information pack attached. If you wish to claim a guaranteed interview, you should declare so at the point you submit your application.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Sarah Vale
  • Email : sarah.vale@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : sarah.vale@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Sarah Vale in the Senior Talent and Resourcing Team (sarah.vale@cabinetoffice.gov.uk) in the first instance.

Attachments

Candidate Information Pack - Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister .docx Opens in new window (pdf, 165kB)
Declaration of Interest form Opens in new window (docx, 209kB)

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