About OPSS
Do you care about the safety of products and want to protect people and places? Can we use your skills, knowledge, and experience to enable UK business to thrive? If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you!
We are the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business & Trade. We are here for the purpose of making regulation work to deliver real world impact. Regulation is a powerful Government tool to address market failures, influence behaviour and promote positive action. Crafted and delivered well, regulation can be an enabler of growth, innovation, and efficiency.
Since early 2018 we have been building a positive and creative team that enjoys a position of influence and respect within an organisation that continues to grow, most recently with the addition of construction products regulation planned.
Our primary purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence.
Further information can be found on our website here:
Office for Product Safety and Standards - GOV.UK
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. We embrace diversity and promote equality of opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. There is a guaranteed interview scheme (DCS) for people with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
About the Team
We are looking to recruit a Diary Manager to work alongside the Deputy Chief Executive (DCEO) in the Regulation Impact Area within the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). You will be part of the Regulation Coordination Team and will also work alongside the wider PA group within OPSS.
Although there are core responsibilities for the role, it will be fast paced and varied, with a value on building strong relationships with a wide range of colleagues. The post will support the DCEO, whilst working closely with the Regulation Impact Area Coordinator and the wider directorate to ensure cross-OPSS issues are well managed.
You will build strong relationships with senior staff and have good judgement on the management of time, meticulous organisation and attention to detail. You will engage with various policy teams and will lead on work that spans the breadth of the Regulation Impact Area. This will be an opportunity for the successful applicant to gain experience in working at the heart of OPSS and closely with senior decision makers.
You will be offered the opportunity to undertake a Business Administrator Apprenticeship (Level 3)
The Business Administrator Apprenticeship is a minimum of 12 months and should typically be completed within 18 months. The apprenticeship provides a highly transferable set of knowledge, skills and behaviours, which can be gained working across an organisation and its processes. The apprenticeship is a firm grounding in organisational operations and functional processes, as well as the wider working environment.
This role is open to candidates working in either our Birmingham, Teddington or London office. When you are required to give a preference, Twickenham will appear rather than Teddington, so please be aware that you should choose this option if you wish to be based in Teddington.
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About Disability Confident
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