Head of Executive Office - Driver

Job summary Can you build positive working relationships and communicate effectively with people at all levels, adapting your style to different audiences and backgrounds? Have you worked in an executive support, administrative or office management role where attention to detail and discretion were essential? Are you highly organised, with the ability to plan, prioritise and coordinate a varied workload in a fast-paced environment?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! Supporting senior leadership and business operations, this team plays a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of a busy function. Working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, the team provides high-quality coordination, support and continuous improvement across a range of activities. It offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the organisation, contribute to strategic objectives, and make a real impact on the delivery of business priorities.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday. Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at DVSA . Job description Join the Driver Services Executive Office as Head of Executive Office, supporting the Director of Driver Services and senior leaders at the heart of a busy operational environment. This varied role provides high-quality business support, coordinating executive office activities, preparing briefings, managing correspondence and delivering secretariat support.

Working closely with colleagues across Driver Services, you will build strong relationships, manage competing priorities and help ensure the smooth running of key programmes and day-to-day operations. Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to: Supporting the Director of Driver Services through delivery of an effective and efficient Executive Office, including support for meetings, drafting briefings, drafting high quality correspondence responses, supporting communications, and ensuring the Director’s priorities are taken forward.

Manage the day-to-day operation of the Driver Services Executive Office, coordinating agendas, briefings, correspondence and action tracking. Support the preparation of ministerial correspondence, parliamentary questions and senior leadership communications. Develop high-quality briefing materials and key messages for meetings, events and stakeholder engagements. Coordinate and facilitate stakeholder meetings, ensuring actions are recorded, monitored and progressed.

Act as a key point of contact between senior leaders, internal teams and external partners. Build and maintain strong relationships across DVSA, DfT and wider government organisations. Support leadership activities by promoting continuous improvement, coordinating business information and compiling data for corporate and parliamentary reporting requirements. For further information on the role, please read the role profilePlease note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process.

This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process. You can be based at any of the locations, however if your chosen location is Yeading/Uxbridge please note: This role is being advertised in Uxbridge, however the contractual base will be Yeading. While estates work is being carried out in Yeading all posts are being temporarily based at Uxbridge. Successful applicants will start with us at our Uxbridge location.

Please be aware that all employees will be required to work from the Yeading site on