Chief of Staff


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£59,207 to £66,192 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Glasgow
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	19 Oct 2026
Closing date:	28 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury (COHMT) operate at the strategic centre of the UK Government, managing a portfolio of circa £5bn to deliver critical policy outcomes. The COHMT Commercial Team’s vision is to be a top-performing function that sets the standard for excellence across the Civil Service. The COHMT commercial team has recently undergone a strategic evolution, transitioning into a highly specialised Commercial Delivery and Operations model. The directorate comprises of two delivery clusters and a third cluster containing central strategy, performance and all enabling functions as well as non-category delivery and commercial portfolio management.

The COHMT Commercial team operates with our core values in mind which are: We are Curious, Collaborative and Kind, we act with Integrity and are Focused on value for money.

This role sits within the Commercial Portfolio, Enablement & Operations cluster and will play a pivotal part in operating alongside the Commercial Leadership Team (CLT) to support the Commercial Directors to deliver their vision of a high performing commercial directorate, delivering optimised commercial outcomes and securing value for money. The role will provide strategic and operational support to the Commercial Directors and Commercial Leadership Team and will have responsibility for the successful function of the Private Office. You will be instrumental in enhancing the overall performance of the Commercial Leadership Team through improving systems and processes, embedding best practice and working to develop best in class Private Office functions. You will be responsible for the line management of the Executive Assistants within the Private Office.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for the following areas:

Responsible for providing high quality, efficient and effective support to the Directors. This will include routinely demonstrating strong organisational skills whilst working at pace, supporting the Directors to ensure priorities are driven forward and communicated both internally and externally.
Lead the Private Office function to deliver an effective and efficient delivery service, identifying and delivering continuous improvement opportunities to continually evolve service to the Commercial Directors and Commercial Leadership Team.
Working alongside the Strategy and Planning manager to ensure internal and externally-shared information is well planned and co-ordinated in line with the Directorate communications strategy and approach.
Governance: Perform directorate governance, including setting agendas for senior leadership meetings, tracking action items, and unblocking internal bottlenecks.
Responsible for managing, commissioning and collating information required for the Directorate and the team for reporting purposes or in response to high level queries, tracking and completing actions on behalf of the Directors and facilitating and attending meetings as required, including scheduling, preparing agendas and producing minutes/actions.
Being the spokesperson for the Commercial Directors where necessary and enabling effective responses to commissions.
Producing high-quality reports, presentations and submissions tailored to the needs of the audience that are clear, with proportionate detail and engaging as required by the Directors.
Build and maintain positive working relationships in both CO and HM Treasury Private Offices, ensure all commissions are approached with a view of both Departments and all ALBs.
Provide a full range of secretarial and administrative support to the Commercial Leadership Team (CLT) and Directors, including the organisation of wider team meetings, routine meetings, and away-days - taking control of the logistics, co-ordination of content with suitable contingencies should any issues arise.
Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and working collaboratively with senior managers and colleagues across the organisation, and acting as a trusted adviser to the Commercial Directors.
Holding the highest level of confidentiality for the Commercial Directors, including sensitive personal information, future team and Government policy and decisions.
Supporting the Commercial Director in building a strong team culture and helping to define and embed core team values.
Manage and develop a team of Executive Officers.
PQ & FOI Management: Manage and coordinate the drafting and submission of responses for Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests on behalf of the directorate.

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