Job Title: Programme Assistant
Location: London
Salary: £20,000 – £25,000 per annum plus company benefits
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
They are a national membership organisation dedicated to helping its members stay prepared in a changing world. They have a vision for the future built on the positive potential of technology. They believe that collaboration across business, government and society is central to this ambition.
By providing expertise and insight, they support their members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare for the future. The organisation represents around 850 companies as members. Collectively they employ approximately 700,000 people, about half of all tech sector jobs in the UK. These companies range from leading FTSE 100 companies to new innovative start-ups. The majority of their members are small and medium-sized businesses.
They has established itself as the voice of the tech industry in UK and is the ‘go-to’ organisation for industry players, government, regulators and influencers and other stakeholders in the digital economy.
In 2020 they will undertake a major relaunch and rebranding exercise to position themselves and their members as the essential organisation for the UK to become the digital nation of significance and a globally successful tech enabled economy. They want to own the story and set the pace of UK’s transformation to a high skill value country in the next decade.
Purpose
Their Central Government, Health & Social Care and Local Government Programmes represent the supplier community of tech products & services to the public sector. The programmes aim to lead debate on new technologies, optimise use of existing capabilities and provide a forum for the public sector to engage with industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting all three programme teams deliver engaging work streams for the benefit of members and stakeholders.
The role reports to the Head of the Central Government Programme. The position requires the ability to work on a large range of activities, from high profile projects to everyday administrative tasks. You can expect to engage with tech companies, and officials from across the central government departments and arms-length bodies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative/secretariat support for board and committee meetings
- Take minutes at meetings and roundtable discussions
- Write news articles, blogs and newsletters on issues relevant to the programmes
- Support the successful delivery of their programme events
- Manage relationships with civil servants and their members. Deal with member requests for information
- Ad-hoc project management
- Keep webpages updated
- Ensure the CRM system is continuously updated through inputting or extracting data Provide administrative support for the vibrant events programme, including regional events, run by the team
- Ad-hoc diary support and booking travel and accommodation for team members
Competencies:
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to stay calm under pressure
- Methodical and thorough approach to work
- Strong organisational skills
- Able to manage competing priorities
- A great team player
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to get to grips with complex information
- Ability to develop systems to ensure efficient delivery of programmes
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of secretarial and administration experience
- Experience of minute taking
- A proven track record of managing events ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
- Experience of using databases
- Proven track record of working in a high pressure, fast-paced environment with competing demands and responding to tight deadlines
- Highly competent with MS Office Suite
Desirable
- Experience of working in the tech sector
- Project management
- A demonstrable interest in the public sector
This is a full-time role, reporting to the CEO, based at their London offices. This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. Due to the volume of applications they receive, if you have not heard from them within 3 weeks of applying, please deem your application as unsuccessful on this occasion.
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