Key vacancy information
3 months temporary role starting April 2026. Immediate start required.
Sheffield City Centre | Full‑Time | 37 Hours | Hybrid (2 Days Remote) Immediate Start – March 2026 Salary: £34,814
A leading organisation in Sheffield is looking for a Policy Support Officer / PA required for temporary job opportunity in Sheffield
- 3 months to strengthen its central operations team. This role sits at the heart of a busy strategic environment, providing high‑level organisational, analytical, and coordination support to senior leaders.
Role Overview
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring senior figures are well‑supported, informed, and equipped to make effective decisions. This is a position for someone who enjoys working withplexity, managing varied responsibilities, and acting as an operational anchor for senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
1. Serve as a trusted liaison for senior-level internal and external contacts handling enquiries with professionalism and discretion.
2. Coordinate intricate schedules, planning meetings, briefings, and travel logistics
3. Oversee high‑volume inboxes, handling responses, filtering priorities, and ensuring urgent matters receive timely attention.
4. Prepare and refine writtenmunications, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with organisational messaging.
5. Contribute to a central business services function, deliveringprehensive administrative and operational support
6. Produce, edit, and quality‑assure reports, briefings, and presentation materials, ensuring sensitivity and confidentiality throughout.
7. Conduct research, analyse information, and develop summaries or insights to inform senior-level decision-making.
8. Take responsibility for allocated projects, overseeing progress, deadlines, stakeholder input, and delivery oues.
9. Keep abreast of evolving policy landscapes, operational developments, and organisational priorities to help streamline processes.
10. Provide support for meetings—preparing documentation, capturing minutes, managing action logs, and ensuring follow‑up activity ispleted.
11. Assist in the coordination of departmental events, announcements, andmunications activity within agreed financial parameters.
12. Support preparation of speeches, talking points, and briefing content for senior representatives.
13. Undertake additional duties as directed by senior leadership, in line with the level of the role.
What You’ll BringEssential
14. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
15. Strong people skills with confidence engaging at senior stakeholder level
16. Excellent written and spokenmunication, with a high standard of accuracy.
Desirable
17. Interest or background in public administration orernance.
18. Degree or equivalent professional experience in demanding settings.
19. Ability to craft clear, engaging presentations or briefing materials.
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