Role: Personal Assistant REF 96512
Contract Length: Until 30/01/26
Location: Hybrid/London – 2 days per week in office
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Market Rate
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Personal Assistant for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT
A busy and varied role has arisen working to a Head of Division, providing dedicated support to the HoD and Senior Managers and general support to the Division.
The core of the job is to provide secretarial/administrative support for the HoD (as outlined above) and Senior Managers as well as administrative support for the Division. The nature of the Directorate’s work is fast-paced and there is a strong emphasis on staff supporting one another both in the PA Team and the wider Directorate. There will also be the opportunity to provide cover for the other Scale I PAs which includes the RD Director within the Directorate, both secretarial and non-secretarial.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE PERSONAL ASSISTANT
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multi-task and prioritise (often operating to tight deadlines).
- A proven and active team player, willing to help others to achieve results with the ability to work independently and on your own initiative.
- Act as the first port of call for external stakeholders engaged in working activities with the Heads of Division.
- Organise key meetings/conference calls with external stakeholders both domestically and internationally.
- Flexibility and the desire and confidence to get things done with a proactive approach.
- Arrange team meetings, initiate agendas, and ensure papers are added to OneNote and ready when required.
- Arrange Head of Division and team travel, prepare itineraries etc and process all related expenses.
- Cover other RD HoD PAs in their absence.
- Onenote & Sharepoint experience required.
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