Personal Assistant ( PA ) to Commander of Aviation Policing
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Job Title: Personal Assistant (PA) to Commander of Aviation Policing
Salary: £28,511 to £30,504 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £28,511 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £30,504 will be via incremental progression.
Location: Heathrow
Our Employee Commitments
Aviation Policing aims to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. With a culture and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can feel respected, supported and valued to fully participate and contribute towards our mission of “Working in partnership to make London’s Heathrow and City airports the safest and most secure global airports”.
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements and including part time working or job share. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated.
Aviation recruitment is open to all, but we are keen to ensure both airports represent the diverse community we Police. We also positively support those from who are younger in service to join into our specialist environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Dealing with correspondence and telephone enquiries
- Act as meeting secretary to include minute taking
- Maintaining a busy diary to include arranging appointments by sending electronic calendar invites and booking passes and escorting visitors as required
- Prepare and circulate papers for meetings ensuring principle is prepared in advance
- Booking accommodation and making travel arrangements as required
- The production of internal newsletters
- Additional administrative tasks as directed by staff officer
Rest Days
(Internal applicants only) Specialist Operations has an expectation that officers will arrive into post with no more than 5 outstanding rest days as a maximum.
Please click on the below link to view an online candidate information pack that will you give you an insight into the Met, the competency framework we use which shapes our daily work behaviours, the application process and a host of other information, that will help inform and support your application:
https://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/
Click the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).
Completed applications must be submitted by 19th December 2022.
We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Essential Criteria:
- Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to liaise with personnel at all levels in the MPS including Management Board and outside Agencies
- Time management and strong written/verbal communication skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Good information technology skills (Competent in Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Able to exercise judgement under pressure
- Work to tight deadlines
- Ability to prioritise conflicting demands
- Able to deal with confidential matters appropriately
Desirable Criteria:
- Experience of providing secretarial support to Senior Manager
Disability Confident Statement
The Met is committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority groups and females.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. If you consider yourself to have access, workplace or reasonable adjustment requirements that need to be accommodated, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence and will not affect any recruitment decisions.
Read our full disability confidence statement.
This opportunity is closed to applications.