Executive Administrative Officer

Job summary

We are looking for a diligent, enthusiastic, and experienced administrator to join a small but busy team providing administrative and business support across the organisation. We have just launched our new three-year strategy to tackle fraud within the NHS, so it is an exciting time to join a busy and ambitious organisation to help meet our goals.

Potential applicants should please contact Amy Hind, amy.hind@nhscfa.gov.uk, for an informal chat.

The Counter Fraud Authority has offices in London, Coventry and Newcastle and there is the opportunity for office based, hybrid or home working based at any of these locations. In addition to the advertised salary working in the London area will attract High Cost Area Supplement where appropriate.

The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is the national body responsible for all matters relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of economic crime across the NHS. Further information about our work and annual plan for delivering this is available on our website.

****We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date should we receive a significant number of applications.****

Interviews will be held on 22nd August 2023.

Main duties of the job

To provide dedicated administrative support to the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Team and undertake a variety of organisational functions. This will include diary management, review of papers for meetings, preparation of briefing packs, minute taking and management of action logs. Organisational support will be varied and will provide resilience to several functions, including raising purchase orders, travel and hotel bookings, events support, data analysis, preparation of high-level reports and slide decks.

Reporting to the Business Support Manager, the postholder will also work closely with the Board Secretary and the Corporate Communications team.

The postholder will be required to work autonomously and make judgements on priorities, with sufficient understanding of the scope of the whole organisation and workstreams of the Executive Team to proactively produce information, effectively screen, resolve, or direct enquiries to the most appropriate persons and react to media and ministerial requests.

About us

We have offices based in Coventry, Newcastle and London and also offer flexible and home based working. The NHSCFA values and respects the diversity of its employees, and aims to recruit a workforce which reflects our diverse communities. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. If you are applying to undertake this role on a secondment basis you should have agreement to being released from your current role in principle, prior to submitting an application form. When you apply for this role you will be redirected to our recruitment system TRAC. Please apply without delay as reserve the right to close any vacancies from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. The CFA does not hold a sponsor licence in respect of skilled worker visas and so is unable to employ candidates requiring sponsorship.