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Deputy Private Secretary

Scottish Government · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · back to the listing

HR standards

33/100

poor

Title ↔ description

66/100

needs work

Reads as

Executive Assistant

99% confident

What this role officially is

executive assistant — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Executive assistants are advanced administrative professionals who work with top-level executives or in international facilities in various industries. They organise meetings, organise and maintain files, arrange travel, train staff members, communicate in other languages, and manage the day-to-day operations of the office.

Also known as: foreign language assistant, foreign language correspondent executive assistant, executive secretary, personal executive assistant, senior administrative secretary, assistant manager

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What the listing never says

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This is an Expression of Interest (EOI) opportunity, available on a lateral move basis only. Applications are open to Core Scottish Government employees only.

Job Title – Deputy Private Secretary