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About the Role

You will support an exceptionally organised and detail-focused Chair, who appreciates structure, well-prepared briefings, and a proactive approach. You will sit within the Private Office / governance function, working closely with the Chair, Chief Executive, Chief of Staff and Assistant Director of Governance, reporting into the Private Secretary in the Private Office. The newly formed Private Office is a small and close-working team supporting the Chair and Chief Executive in a fast-moving, dynamic environment. This team operates at the centre of the NMC, ensuring that Council and committee business runs seamlessly, decisions are well-documented, and governance processes are robust, compliant and forward-looking.

Responsibilities

Enable strong governance and leadership across the organisation by supporting high-quality decision-making, transparent processes and effective stakeholder engagement.
Ensure governance and committee processes operate efficiently and compliantly.
Ensure senior leaders are fully briefed, prepared and supported.
Ensure decisions, risks and actions are clearly tracked and progressed.
Ensure stakeholders receive timely, professional and well-managed communications.

Requirements

Highly organised, proactive and calm Executive Assistant with experience supporting senior leaders in complex environments.
Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage complex diaries, competing demands and forward planning.
Sound judgement and political awareness, particularly when handling sensitive or confidential matters within a multi-stakeholder environment.
Strong communication skills, including drafting high-quality correspondence and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders across government and partner organisations.
Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring all documents, briefings and records are accurate and professionally presented.
Stakeholder management expertise, building effective relationships across internal teams and external networks, including government and partner organisations.
A proactive, solutions-focused approach, anticipating needs and ensuring actions and commitments are tracked through to delivery.
Strong governance awareness, with the ability to support structured processes, compliance requirements and assurance activities.
Ability to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week.
Role requires flexibility and may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates.

Skills

Organisational skills
Prioritisation skills
Diary management
Forward planning
Judgement
Political awareness
Communication skills
Drafting correspondence
Stakeholder engagement
Attention to detail
Stakeholder management
Relationship building
Proactive approach
Solutions-focused approach
Governance awareness
Process support
Compliance support
Assurance activities

Location

London, Portland Place
Oxford Circus

Work Type

Permanent - Full Time
Hybrid working
Office-based 3 or 4 days per week
Office attendance for two days per week

Salary/Compensations

£44,065 - £48,961 / year

Benefits

30 days annual leave
Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Perkbox membership
Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
Season ticket loans

About the Company

The NMC operates at the centre of the organisation, ensuring that Council and committee business runs seamlessly, decisions are well-documented, and governance processes are robust, compliant and forward-looking.

Equal Opportunity

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.
All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.