Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

Pay Rate - £16.10 per hour via PAYE/£21.30 per hr. via Umbrella

Contract Length - 9 months

Location - Hove, BN3 - Fully Onsite

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring all communications and correspondence are compatible with a Screen Reader.
• Providing tailored administrative support in the office, including handling post, filing and note taking.
• Work closely with Executive to manage his diary, ensuring he is fully briefed before and during meetings and events.
• Work closely with Executive to manage his inbox.
• Providing in person visual support at online and in-person events, meetings, seminars and drop-ins.
• Verbally describing surroundings, especially in new environments.
• Troubleshooting if technical issues arise
• Ensuring necessary resources are sent to Executive prior to meeting.
• Ensuring you bring necessary resources for meeting/event.
• Communicating visual aspects of presentations and shared documents.
• Communicating visual ques
• Minute taking and logging actions.
• Respond to email and phone enquires.
• Carry out online research.
• Maintain positive communication and relationships with stakeholders, staff, and volunteers, gaining an in-depth understanding of networks.
• Arrange travel arrangements for in-person meetings and events.
• Providing visual assistance while walking, ensuring you have high level of attention to detail when describing obstacles.
• Take part in training, and support Executive when undertaking training that includes visual aspects.

Requirements:

• Able to clearly communicate with Rich, providing sighted support in a variety of environments.
• Excellent IT skills, experience managing a diary (Outlook) and using Microsoft 365.
• Confident in liaising with stakeholders on Rich’s behalf at meetings and events, enabling introductions and supporting networking.
• A positive can-do attitude with a willingness to be part of the team.
• Experience of dealing with sensitive and confidential information.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Screen Reader Software

If shortlisted, a recruiter from the team will contact you within 24–48 hours for an initial discussion. The call will come from a Manchester number (either 0161 or +44 161).