Executive Support to Director

We are seeking an experienced, highly organised DV‑cleared Executive Assistant to provide trusted support to a Director within a fast‑paced national security environment. This role is central to enabling effective decision‑making, ensuring smooth information flow, and coordinating activity across a complex organisation.

About the Role

This role is central to enabling effective decision‑making, ensuring smooth information flow, and coordinating activity across a complex national security organisation. The individual must be digitally proficient, with experience using collaboration and AI‑enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Director’s diary, inbox and workflow, ensuring priorities are understood and acted on quickly.
• Coordinate programme‑wide commissions and responses, ensuring high‑quality material is delivered on time.
• Support the planning and administration of all Director‑level meetings, including secure meetings, ensuring materials, notes and actions are handled appropriately.
• Maintain oversight of risks, opportunities and programme performance across the directorate.
• Use modern digital and collaboration tools to streamline communication and join up teams across the enterprise.
• Build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders across government and partner organisations.
• Manage administrative processes including expenses, purchase orders and registers.

Must have

• Active DV clearance (mandatory) or current SC clearance with lapsed DV*

Required Experience

• Strong experience supporting senior leaders in high‑pressure environments.
• Excellent diary, inbox and meeting management skills.
• Confident communicator able to give direction and manage competing priorities.
• Highly organised, discreet and comfortable handling sensitive information.
• Digitally proficient, with experience using collaboration and AI‑enabled tools.
• Experience within National Security, Defence or secure government settings.
• Experience coordinating events or senior engagements.

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

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