JOHN SMEATON, DIRECTOR OF SPUC: Re-advertised post: Personal Secretary to the Chief Executive

Wednesday, 23 July 2014

Re-advertised post: Personal Secretary to the Chief Executive

SPUC is looking to recruit a Personal Secretary to the Chief Executive (myself) based at our London HQ. The post is part-time (15-25 hours per week, negotiable). Salary details available on request. The deadline for applications is 15 August. This is a re-advertised post. A key role in building grassroots support for the pro-life movement in the UK.

Duties will include:

drafting letters
taking dictation
maintaining a filing system
assisting in making travel arrangements
photocopying and printing.

Applicants must have:

an absolute commitment to the pro-life cause
experience working at director/board level
the ability to cope with a wide range of secretarial responsibilities
good level of word-processing skill
the ability to take dictation (shorthand skills are highly desirable)
excellent communication and organisational skills

Applicants must enjoy working under pressure.

For more information or to receive an application form please contact:
Patrick Kingman
020 7091 7091
patrickkingman@spuc.org.uk

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About Me

I became involved in SPUC after graduating, when I established a branch in south London in 1974. I have worked full-time for SPUC for 42 years. I became chief executive of SPUC in the UK in 1996, having been general secretary since 1978. I was elected vice-president of International Right to Life Federation in 2005. At UN conferences in Cairo, Copenhagen, Beijing, Istanbul and Rome, I helped coordinate more than 150 pro-life/pro-family groups resulting in pro-life victories in Cairo, Istanbul and Rome. I was educated at Salesian College, London, before going to Oxford where I graduated in English Language and Literature. I qualified as a teacher, becoming head of English at a secondary school. I am married to Josephine. We have a grown-up family and we live in north London.