Temporary PA to Director

Your new company

Are you an immediately available experienced Personal Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you enjoy managing competing priorities, building strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring senior leaders can focus on delivering business objectives? We are working with a long-standing client to find them an experienced PA / Executive Support professional to provide high-level support to a Director within their busy and dynamic organisation. This role is temporary to start in September.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is highly organised, proactive, and confident managing complex schedules and changing priorities. Key responsibilities include complex diary management, stakeholder coordination, meeting support, and administrative leadership.
Your new role

You will act as a trusted support partner to a Director, taking ownership of a demanding workload and ensuring the smooth day-to-day management of their commitments. Working at pace, you will proactively anticipate challenges whilst reacting quickly to changing priorities and urgent business needs.
Key responsibilities include:

Complex diary management using Outlook and Microsoft Teams
Managing competing priorities and coordinating meetings across multiple stakeholders
Arranging and scheduling meetings, both internal and external
Acting as a key point of contact on behalf of the Director
Preparing documents, reports, presentations and meeting papers
Supporting meetings, including agenda preparation, minute taking and action tracking
Managing sensitive and confidential information with discretion
Building effective relationships with colleagues and senior stakeholders
Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
What you'll need to succeed

We're looking for someone who can confidently juggle multiple demands while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
You'll have:

Significant experience supporting senior leaders at Director level
Exceptional diary management skills using Outlook and Teams
Strong organisational and prioritisation skills
The ability to remain calm and effective in a busy, changing environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
A proactive and forward-thinking approach
Confidence dealing with senior stakeholders
Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word and PowerPoint
The ability to work independently whilst also being a collaborative team player

What you'll get in return

£18.65+ per hour
35-hour working week
Hybrid working with 1-3 days on site depending on business requirements
Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership
Varied, fast-paced and rewarding workload
Immediate opportunity to make a real impact

What you need to do now
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