Personal Assistant

Location Malmesbury
Job Type Contract
Salary £22 - £25 per hour
Reference BBBH174985_1772096559
Work Type Office-based

Role: Personal Assistant (to Director)

Contract: 3 months FTC
Location: Malmesbury, UK (onsite)
Role type: Full-time
Working shifts: Monday to Friday

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive, and professional Personal Assistant to provide comprehensive support to a Director within a fast-paced, dynamic business environment.
This is a pivotal role requiring exceptional diary management, strong stakeholder coordination skills, and the ability to operate with discretion at senior level. You will act as a trusted partner, ensuring the Director's time is optimised and business operations run efficiently.

Key Responsibilities
Diary & Priority Management
  • Proactively manage and coordinate a complex Outlook diary.
  • Prioritise meeting requests in line with business objectives and Director's priorities.
  • Track actions arising from meetings and ensure completion ahead of deadlines.
  • Anticipate workload peaks and adjust schedules accordingly.
Correspondence & Communication
  • Manage a high-volume email inbox, prioritising and responding appropriately.
  • Draft professional correspondence on behalf of the Director.
  • Ensure communications are aligned to tone, brand, and audience (internal and external).
  • Maintain strict confidentiality at all times.
Meetings & Logistics
  • Coordinate internal and external meetings, including venues, facilities, travel, accommodation, and hospitality arrangements.
  • Manage agendas for leadership meetings and follow up on action points.
  • Organise complex travel itineraries, including visas and expenses.
Team & Operational Support
  • Coordinate monthly "All Hands" meetings and cross-functional updates.
  • Support team events, off-sites, and recognition initiatives.
  • Maintain organisational charts and manage access to secure systems (SharePoint, MS Teams, etc.).
  • Provide occasional travel support to the Director's immediate team.
Reporting & Business Support
  • Prepare management reports, presentations, and briefing materials.
  • Coordinate inputs from senior leadership for projects and reporting.
  • Track escalations requiring Director-level attention.
  • Support continuous improvement of administrative processes.

About You
You are a confident, self-motivated professional who thrives in a fast-moving environment. You demonstrate sound judgement, strong prioritisation skills, and the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
Essential Skills & Experience
  • Proven experience as a Personal Assistant or Senior Administrator supporting a senior leader.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and MS Teams.
  • Experience managing complex diaries and high-volume inboxes.
  • Exceptional organisational and planning skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Professional, discreet, and trustworthy when handling confidential information.
  • Ability to multitask, adapt quickly, and work proactively.
  • High attention to detail and strong decision-making capability.
  • Confident working with senior and high-level stakeholders.
Desirable
  • Experience supporting global teams.
  • Previous experience working with senior executives or directors.
  • Project management exposure.
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.