Executive Officer (DHSC)
Contract: August 2025
Salary: £13.74 per hour
Location: Westminster, London
Hybrid Work Setting
This is a temporary contract role until the end of the year for an Executive Officer role with an immediate start date (Compliance dependant) for an eight-month duration offering a hybrid work setting and a London location (Temple).
This is a brilliant opportunity to work on behalf of our government client. We are seeking contingent labour to cover EO administrative support supporting the Inquiry into the Issues Raised by the Lucy Letby Case on all aspects of its work. The small and flexible team works independently from Government and any other organisations.
Job Description:
We are a small and fast-paced team. Our work environment thrives on collaboration, adaptability, and a shared passion for delivering meaningful outcomes. As a member of our team, you will play an integral role in ensuring the successful delivery of the Inquiry.
As a statutory inquiry, the Inquiry secretariat works independently from Government and any other organisations. The role offers a unique and challenging opportunity, contributing to all facets of the Inquiry's work. The work is complex and diverse, with scope to vary as the Inquiry progresses. As part of an agile and multi-disciplinary team, the successful candidate will be expected to adapt to the task at hand to support the overall delivery of the Inquiry.
Applicants should note the distressing subject matter at the heart of this Inquiry. We do not expect this role to include working with challenging materials directly and support is available to all members of the Inquiry secretariat.
The Inquiry Secretariat is based in London, with hearings being held in Liverpool from September 2024. The post holder can work remotely or from the Inquiry's office in London.
Key responsibilities will include:
1. Monitoring the external inbox for the Inquiry's suppliers.
2. Carrying out key administrative tasks to support the work of the Inquiry, including onboarding suppliers, raising Purchase Orders, and receipting invoices.
3. Providing financial and programme management support to Head of Operations to the Inquiry.
4. Ensuring value for money in all Inquiry activity.
5. Providing support to Secretariat team members and Secretary to the Inquiry.
Key skills and experience required for the role:
1. Strong delivery and organisational skills to ensure efficient processes are in place and followed, and tasks are completed by deadline.
2. Close attention to detail, ensuring professionalism, accuracy and precision in all aspects of work.
3. Ability to work comfortably with numbers, with a keen eye for identifying discrepancies and inconsistencies.
4. Confidence to respond flexibly to deliver competing priorities.
5. Ability to work independently on projects and work collaboratively to solve problems.
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and guarantees to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you. #J-18808-Ljbffr