Business Manager to HRD

The Money and Pensions Service vision is everyone making the most of their money and pensions. This new organisation brings together the free services delivered by the Money Advice Service, The Pensions Advisory Service and Pension Wise. We are an Arms-Length organisation, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people have access and guidance to the information they need to make effective financial decisions over their lifetime.

As the Business Manager to the People, Culture and Skills Director, you will play an integral role in enabling the function to deliver an exceptional service and ensuring that the Director's time efficiency is optimised. You will support the Director with a range of issues, handling situations on their behalf when needed, alongside managing the Director's inbox and monitoring the information flow. This is in hand with proactive diary management, meeting preparation and delivering high quality papers for the Executive Leadership Team and the MaPS Board.

You will be at the heart of the People, Culture and Skills team, allowing you to support other key members of the function and contribute to HR projects, offering you the opportunity to grow in your knowledge of the HR Profession.

What you'll need to succeed

* You will have proven experience of working in a business manager/executive assistant role to an HR Director (or professional equivalent), preferably within the public sector
* You will have experience working autonomously and within a team, remaining calm under pressure and able to handle changing priorities
* You will demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to liaise with people at a variety of levels with clarity and confidence
* Advanced level of proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and ideally OneNote
* Be working towards, or have a keen interest in working towards, a CIPD qualification

What you'll get in return
This is a challenging and unique opportunity to work closely with a People, Culture and Skills Director, where you will receive ample exposure to the HR profession. Your commitment and hard work will be rewarded with development opportunities and mentoring. Additionally, you will receive excellent benefits and a competitive salary of £36,500.

What you need to do now
Please provide a CV and supporting statement (max 2 pages) detailing how your experience and personal qualities meet the requirements of the role.

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