Personal Assistant
16 hours ago
Eastleigh
Personal Assistant (PA) - Hybrid | Project-Focused Role | Eastleigh | Permanent Your new company You will be joining a well-established and forward-thinking organisation within the housing sector, known for its commitment to community impact, innovation, and continuous improvement. With a collaborative and supportive culture, the organisation operates a shared Personal Assistant model, giving you the opportunity to work alongside a professional PA team while gaining exposure across multiple business areas. This is an organisation that values flexibility, autonomy, and trust - empowering employees to manage their workload effectively while contributing to a dynamic and evolving environment. Your new role As a Personal Assistant, you will provide high-quality administrative and organisational support at senior leadership level, working closely with a Corporate Director within a fast-paced, project-led environment. Key responsibilities will include: • Managing complex and ever-changing diaries, inboxes, and schedules, • Coordinating meetings across multiple locations and stakeholders, • Preparing agendas, reports, and supporting documentation, • Attending meetings, taking accurate minutes, and tracking actions, • Proactively following up on actions and ensuring deadlines are met, • Supporting governance processes, including regular weekly and monthly meetings, • Collaborating within a shared PA team, assisting across different business functions when requiredThis role sits within a busy transformation and project-focused directorate, offering variety and exposure to strategic initiatives and organisational change programmes. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will be a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant who thrives in a fast-moving environment. You will demonstrate: • Proven experience supporting senior leaders in a Personal Assistant or similar role, • Strong diary and meeting management skills with attention to detail, • Excellent minute-taking ability and experience tracking actions, • A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the confidence to take ownership, • Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing demands, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders, • A collaborative mindset and willingness to work within a team-based support structureExperience within the housing sector, public sector, or project/PMO environments would be advantageous, but not essential. What you'll get in return • A hybrid working model with flexibility and autonomy, • Opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive PA team, • Exposure to senior leadership and strategic projects, • A varied and fast-paced role with real responsibility, • Occasional travel opportunities across office locations (expenses covered), • Competitive salary and benefits package, • A positive working culture that values initiative and trustWhat you need to do now If you are an experienced Personal Assistant looking for a dynamic role where you can take ownership, work collaboratively, and make a real impact, we would love to hear from you. If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or email me on louisa.mansbridge@hays.com If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #4798483