Personal Assistant to Director

Location: The locations for this role are Newport and Titchfield (Fareham).

We operate a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations and working between office and remote throughout the week. As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is a 40% minimum office attendance requirement.

Salary: £28,138

Working Patterns: All our vacancies are offered as a flexible option of Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Job Share

Closing Date: Apply before 11:55pm on Thursday 18th December 2025

Essential Criteria

• Ability to communicate effectively, both in verbal and in written format, and comfortable liaising with people at all levels across the organisation.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise work effectively, managing competing demands under pressure to ensure deadlines are met and information is quickly and easily located and understood.
• Ability to flex personal working style to meet the needs of the Director / Deputy Director(s).
• Excellent attention to detail, producing high quality work.
• Experience of using the MS Office suite.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Stage 1 – Application

Assessment at application stage will be based on your CV and the evidence given in the 3 set questions contained in the application form. Your CV should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role but it won't be scored.

In your application form you are required to answer the questions below using up to 250 words on each answer. As these responses to the questions are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions.

• As a PA you will need to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally, how have you demonstrated effective communication that achieved a positive outcome?
• In this role, you may support more than one Senior Leader. How have you adapted your working style to ensure you have delivered a quality service to stakeholders with varying demands?
• In this role, you will need to demonstrate good initiative, can you describe a time when you had competing priorities and tight deadlines? How did you organise your workload and ensure accuracy?

Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.

Security Clearance

For ONS, the requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying.

In return we offer you

• Hybrid working and flexi-time so you can work around your life, not the other way around!
• A market leading pension scheme - our employer contribution rate is around 29%
• A choice of working patterns for every role full-time, part-time, job-share.
• Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of 26 weeks full pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Opportunities to learn new technology & skills on the job, utilising blocked out Protected Learning Time in your weekly schedule and taking advantage of the support of our Communities of Practice
• Employee Assistance Programmes
• Diversity Network Groups
• Mental Health Allies
• Civil Service Sports and Social club
• Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays

For more information about this role, a full application pack, and to apply, please hit APPLY to be taken to Civil Service Jobs.