Team Secretary in Banking Capital Policy Head of Department Office na Bank of England
Bank of England · Leeds, Reino Unido · Hybrid
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- Escritório em Leeds
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Prudential Policy Directorate are responsible for designing, negotiating internationally and implementing effective prudential regulation in order to remove or reduce systemic risks, promote the safety and soundness of PRA-regulated firms and ensure appropriate protection for insurance policyholders. PPD supports both the Prudential Regulation Committee and Financial Policy Committee in fulfilling their objectives.
The Banking Capital Policy Division (BCPD) aims to design, develop, negotiate and help implement prudential regulation in order to remove or reduce systemic risk in the UK banking industry.
The Prudential Framework Division (PFD) sits within the Bank of England’s Prudential Policy Directorate and promotes the resilience of the financial system by ensuring the Bank has a framework for banking regulation that is fit for now and in a changing world. We do this by focusing on the big framework questions – looking at issues relating to capital, liquidity, the macro-prudential toolkit, innovation and strategy.
Providing multi-skilled administrative support to the team, working alongside other Administrators. This will include:
- Providing secretarial and administrative support to a number of teams within two divisions.
- Collaborating with the Division’s Admin Team to provide wider administrative support.
- Keeping key data sets up to date e.g. coordinating timesheet reports and holiday schedule, etc.
- Establishing and maintaining close links with stakeholders across the PRA and Bank of England, including external contacts
- Dealing with any ad-hoc requests within the Directorate or wider Bank.
- Sharing best practices with regard to Bankwide applications, helping team members to carry out their own responsibilities.
- Diary management, including liaising with internal and external contacts and, where necessary, collating papers for the following day.
- Managing incoming e-mails.
- Preparing and editing documents, letters, reports and presentations and also offering help and advice to colleagues on how best to do this.
- Planning and arranging domestic and international travel.
- Assisting with the administration side of recruitment.
- Completing and submitting expenses.
- Attending internal meetings, minute-taking and chasing up actions.
- Willingly cover for colleagues to provide effective support to other teams as required.
Minimum Criteria
- Experienced in providing administrative support in a professional context and across diverse settings.
- Good computer skills, particularly in Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Essential Criteria
- Excellent organisation and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task (often operating to tight deadlines).
- A proven team player, willing to help others to achieve results with the ability to work on your own initiative.
- Flexibility, the desire to get things done with a proactive approach.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to adapt to different audiences.
- Able to deal with highly confidential information to agreed standards of handling and personal integrity.
- Be confident in dealing with all levels of staff across the Bank and external contacts.
- Display professionalism.
- Strong organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
Desirable Criteria
Knowledge of Bank systems and experience using PowerPoint, (training can be provided, where required).
Salary and Benefits Information
We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
We offer a salary as follows:
Leeds circa- £24,180-£26,280
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
- Currently a non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/80th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/65th) or decrease (to 1/105th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year. The Bank has the discretion to vary standard accrual rates and dial up and dial down rates at any time and to withdraw dial up and dial down options at any time.
- A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
- An 8% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits.
- 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
- Private medical insurance and income protection.
National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank's Privacy Notice.
The Bank of England welcomes applications from all candidates, but as a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the Immigration Rules and guidance. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited. The Bank cannot guarantee that you and / or the role you are applying for will be eligible for sponsorship and that any application made to UKVI will be successful. Eligibility will therefore be considered on a case by case basis.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
This role closes on 13 October 2025.
The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages.
Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.
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