Personal Assistant to Directors

Personal Assistant to Directors 

Bedford 

Circa £30,000 per annum  

Permanent, Full time  

37 hours per week  

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Personal Assistant to provide administrative support to three Directors and wider teams as required.  

In this key role you will provide effective and efficient management of Directors’ diaries and email inbox where required, organise, attend and take minutes of key meetings and follow up actions. This is a hybrid role with office attendance needed to suit the needs of the business. 

What you will be doing:   

• You will manage the Directors’ diaries and inboxes and will co-ordinate meetings and events with colleagues and external stakeholders. 

• You will be responsible for planning and organising key meetings ensuring the accuracy of minutes and action logs.  

• You will ensure that communications are passed on quickly and efficiently within the departments and business, enabling flexibility to change arrangements as necessary. 

• You will deal with correspondence to the Directors, ensuring that urgent matters are addressed in a timely manner. 

• You will assist the Directors in the preparation of Board and Committee reports and presentations. 

• You will deal with all tasks efficiently and professionally and ensure that all confidentiality is maintained.  

We’d love to meet someone with:    

• A proven track record of working for a senior manager/Director, ideally in a customer focused organisation.   

• Experience of Board and Committee Governance and minute taking.  

• Experience of working on projects.  

• A sound working knowledge of Microsoft office package, including Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel and Teams.  

• Excellent written business communication skills and strong organisational abilities.  

• Ability to prioritise workload and good problem-solving skills.  

• Proof reading skills.  

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.  

• Polite, approachable and flexible.  

Amongst what we offer you is:   

• A competitive salary of Circa £30,000  

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays with up to 5 additional days based on service. 

• A generous contributory pension scheme  

• Private health care  

• Free life assurance  

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym  

• Opportunities for learning and development  

• Discounted gym membership  

• Retail discount scheme  

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.  

Closing date: Monday 11th December 2023 

Interview date: To be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.