EA to the Chief Information Officer

It's the breadth of the role you’ll take on and it’s joining the professional business behind the monarchy. This is what makes working for the Royal Household so exceptional.

Joining a diverse Digital Services team, you'll take on a role of unique variety.

Working at the heart of the organisation, you'll provide comprehensive EA support to the Chief Information Officer.

The Chief Information Officer is the strategic lead on Digital, Data and Technology for the Royal Household with responsibility for developing the future digital vision. Whist ensuring it is able to deliver its current objectives with a secure enterprise-wide infrastructure, leading digital innovation and robust approach to risk management, cyber security and business continuity. This is a senior leadership role reporting directly to a Head of Department (The Keeper of the Privy Purse).

No two days will be the same. You'll need to be well organised to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple requests, ever changing diaries, meetings and appointments. You'll be co-ordinating board meetings, preparing the papers and supporting documents.  

You will have exposure across the organisation, liaising daily at a senior level and building relationships with colleagues and external organisations.

You'll also support the wider Digital Services team and be responsible for the overall smooth running of the offices. 

Deadlines will often be demanding and the sheer range of requests will stretch you. Yet, in all that you do, you'll rise to the challenge of delivering faultless accuracy.

As an experienced EA at board level you take pride in delivering to the highest standards.

With superb interpersonal and communication skills, you'll be at ease working as part of a team, and can liaise with people at all levels.

With initiative and a confident approach, you'll work quickly and efficiently with minimal direction, remaining calm and organised even when under pressure.

Having had experience of complex diary management, you'll be capable of pre-empting situations, and also be confident to make informed decisions on the back of this.

Confident using a range of IT packages, and with excellent drafting skills and attention to detail, you'll be capable of producing a range of papers, presentations, correspondence and reports.

This is your opportunity to use your proactive and service focused approach to deliver the exceptional.

In return you can look forward to a comprehensive benefits package, including a 15% employer contribution pension scheme, 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, free lunch and access to training and development to support your continuous professional development.