Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

Full time - Office based - Eastleigh - from £30,000 -£40,800

About the Company

You'll be joining a fast-growing engineering business where you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact. As the company expands into new markets, develops new systems and continues to innovate, you'll play a key role at the centre of the action, providing high-level support to a senior leader and helping keep the business moving forward.

You'll be supporting an approachable, personable senior leader who works at pace, so you'll enjoy staying one step ahead, anticipating what is needed and adapting quickly to changing priorities. You'll also need to be comfortable with his friendly dog, who makes the occasional appearance in the office!

About the PA Role

As Personal Assistant to a senior leader, you'll become a trusted member of the team, providing the organisation, coordination and practical support needed to ensure priorities are managed effectively.

Responsibilities

• Managing a busy diary, coordinating meetings and appointments.
• Triaging emails, drafting responses and handling confidential and commercially sensitive information.
• Preparing board packs, investor presentations, reports and briefing documents.
• Coordinating board and leadership meetings and ensuring actions are followed through.
• Maintaining operational trackers, documentation and reporting on key business initiatives.
• Organising UK and global travel, accommodation and detailed itineraries.
• Coordinating internal events, conferences and external meetings.
• Managing expenses and supporting wider business administration.
• Occasionally accompanying the senior leader on UK and overseas business trips.

Qualifications

You'll have experience in an administration, project support, coordination or Personal Assistant role. More importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys being the person behind the scenes who keeps everything organised and makes things happen.

Required Skills

• Has excellent diary management, organisation and time management skills.
• Can be trusted to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Takes ownership, solves problems and finds practical solutions.
• Has excellent attention to detail when preparing reports, presentations and correspondence.
• Is proactive, flexible and comfortable working independently.
• Enjoys working as part of a close-knit team within an SME environment.

Preferred Skills

This would suit someone who enjoys variety and responsibility and wants to be more than an administrator. You'll have the opportunity to build strong relationships across the business, learn about an exciting technology sector and play a key role in supporting a growing company.

Pay range and compensation package

Salary: Up to £35,000 plus a discretionary annual performance bonus of up to £5,800.

Benefits include:

• 26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance (4x salary).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Discretionary company share scheme.
• Regular company social events, team-building activities and training opportunities.
• Annual salary and performance reviews.
• Monthly Knowledge Building time dedicated to your own learning and professional development.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At HarperEvans Recruitment, we believe that diverse teams create stronger businesses. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion throughout our recruitment process and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We're committed to ensuring every candidate has a fair and positive experience.

HarperEvans Recruitment is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this vacancy.