Job Description

Location Leeds or London.


The Finance Directorate plays a critical role in protecting the Bank's financial position and reputation. The overall purpose of the Directorate is to contribute to the successful execution of the Bank's aims and objectives by ensuring it has an appropriate financial platform for its broader responsibilities, and for the challenges facing an organisation of more than 4,000 staff, with annual expenditure of circa 700mn.


Finance has three main operating divisions:


Financial Control and Reporting. Financial Planning, Reporting & Analytics; and Finance Business Partnering.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a permanent Personal Assistant (PA) supporting the three Heads of Division. The job entails providing PA, secretarial and administrative support to the Heads of Division, including pro-actively prioritising their daily schedule, workload, calendar.




This is an opportunity for an experienced well-organised PA to undertake challenging work, beyond routine secretarial tasks. There will be a need for the jobholder to be pro-active and to work autonomously, with a high degree of responsibility for the organising of key functions.

Job requirements

Your primary role will be to support three Heads of Division (HoDs) in Finance:


Providing a professional administrative service to the HoDs, assembling and disseminating information on their behalf and progressing actions as appropriate; Supporting the HoDs with administrative duties, including tracking actions; Working closely with the HoDs to ensure that priorities are met, including conflicting diary invites; Keeping on top of paper flows and e-mails, noting immediate action and dealing with those when necessary; Diary management; using judgement on which meetings take priority and ensuring commitments are managed smoothly and effectively to maximise use of time, and that associated arrangements (e.g. travel plans and briefing requests) operate efficiently; Arranging meetings/events/away days (both internal/external), including booking meeting rooms, preparing and circulating agendas and meeting papers, greeting visitors to the Bank, taking minutes and circulating follow up documentation as appropriate; Arranging domestic/foreign travel processing expense claims and expenses statements; Assist with recruitment, booking interviews and liaison with People and Security to ensure timely on-boarding of candidates; E-filing maintenance and managing confidential data in a professional and secure manner; General administrative tasks, including intra Directorate stationary, ordering catering. raising/receipting invoices and managing the Gifts and Entertainment returns, to assist the smooth running of the Directorate.

Essential Criteria:

Excellent PA skills with a sound knowledge of all Microsoft Office programmes, in particular Outlook, Word, MS Teams and OneNote; Track record of demonstrating strong organisational skills, working accurately and efficiently to tight deadlines and handling confidential market sensitive information; Excellent communication skills with ability to confidently deal with all levels of staff across the Bank and externally; An ability to keep calm under pressure, providing a reliable, professional service.
Behavioural Criteria


A positive, can-do attitude; ability to be proactive and a willingness to learn

Minimum Criteria:

Prior experience of managing the diary of a Head of Division, including co-ordinating key meetings/conference calls with internal and external stakeholders both domestically and sometimes internationally. Includes initiating agendas, and ensuring papers are ready when required; High level of accuracy and attention to detail Good team player, with ability to push forward change and offer suggestions in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness when running the Division.

Desirable Criteria:

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong working relationships and networks both internally and externally.
The closing date for applications is 28 January 2026.


Additional Information:

Our Approach to Inclusion

The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.


At the Bank of England, we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it's by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we'll continue to make the best decisions for the public.


We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.


For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme . If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the 'Candidate Personal Information' under the 'Disability Confident Scheme' section of the application.

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.
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.

The assessment process will comprise of two interview stages. Firstly, an interview with a member of the Finance Private Office and then, secondly, an interview with one of the Finance Head of Divisions.

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.