Role: Head of Private Office x 4 REF 105781
Contract Length: Until 13/03/2027
Location: Hybrid/Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Norwich or Swindon - 2-3 days a week
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Head of Private Office for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HEAD OF PRIVATE OFFICE
To act as the strategic engine and trusted advisor to the Director and the guardian of the Directorate’s delivery. You are responsible for ensuring the Director’s priorities are driven forward, integrating business operations, advising on sensitive issues and ensuring consistent join up across the wider business ensuring digital tools are optimised across the organisation. This role requires you to provide independent advice, challenge assumptions and manage the interface between the director, their executive team and external stakeholders.
An experienced Business Integrator who understands how a complex organisation functions and how digital tools can support these functions. You will bring broad experience in operations, strategy and finance to act as the Director’s Critical Friend.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE HEAD OF PRIVATE OFFICE
- Experience of evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and providing recommendations to senior leaders. You must be able to think beyond the immediate Directorate to the wider Government context.
- Credibility with senior stakeholders is essential.
- Experience of advising and influencing senior stakeholders despite having no direct line management over them.
- The ability to manage uncertainty and ambiguity, making logical decisions even when the path forward is not clear.
- experience working in a strategic or managerial role with a track record of connecting different parts of a business
- Experience of analysing and resolving complex challenges that span organisational boundaries
- A digital leader, demonstrably proficient in the use of AI tools, agents and contemporary collaboration software.
- Experience of working in a fast paced environment, including experience of diary management and meeting organisation.
- An unwavering commitment to ethical conduct. As the strategic advisor, you will be privy to the Director's most sensitive concerns; maintaining their trust is paramount.
- The willingness to speak truth to power—telling the Director what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear
- High levels of emotional intelligence and political acumen.
- Experience of leading a high performing team
- Knowledge and understanding of the wider civil service system
If you are a Head of Private Office, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
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Disability Confident
As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.