**Private Secretary for Director General


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£49,850 - £56,850
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Westminster
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	1 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Home Office works to build a safe, fair and prosperous UK. We achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports.

Immigration Enforcement is responsible for enforcing the government’s immigration laws, tackling illegal migration, removing foreign national offenders and immigration offenders from the UK. We also aim to disrupt the organised criminal groups that exploit the vulnerable for their personal gain. Learn more on our careers pages.

This is an exciting time to join the Director General for Immigration Enforcement’s Private Office as the area grows in response to Immigration Strategy commitments.

This role provides strategic leadership support to the Director General and their senior management team, ensuring effective delivery of the command’s strategic objectives. You will play a pivotal role in managing executive communications, facilitating high-level decision-making, and overseeing multiple high-priority projects to ensure timely and effective outcomes for Ministers and cross-government stakeholders.

You may be required to undertake the same or a similar role within a different team or teams (where possible, at your base location or within reasonable travel distance), depending on business priorities. With appropriate training and support, this will provide opportunities to broaden both your experience and skill set.

Responsibilities

Duties include but are not limited to:

Acting as a trusted advisor to the Director General and senior leadership, providing strategic insight, advice, and high-quality briefings.
Leading communications on behalf of the Director General, including reports, correspondence, presentations, and handling sensitive FOI matters.
Supporting and covering for the Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Business Support Manager as required.
Coordinating decision making by commissioning briefings and returns, managing critical correspondence, and ensuring timely escalation of key issues.
Facilitating and minute taking in senior meetings, setting agendas, tracking actions, and supporting effective governance.
Overseeing key portfolios (Strategic Services and Transformation, IE Competent Authority, Foreign National Offenders Returns Command and leading workforce planning for the DG’s Private Office).
Coordinating strategic risk management for the DG Executive Committee, liaising with risk teams and Central Resilience Command.
Managing key external relationships and representation, including oversight bodies, Ministerial and SCS Private Offices, and acting as the DG’s empowered deputy on the IE Transformation Programme Board.

Working pattern

Due to the business requirements of this role, it is only available on a full-time basis and requires 100% office attendance.

Travel

Occasional domestic travel may be required.

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