Personal Assistant

SevernTrentLife; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 9,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials, and we do it all while thriving in our unique culture.

We’re a growing, Midlands based FTSE100 plc and welcome people from all walks of life, celebrating their individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and communities.

It’s an exciting time to join, as we have huge ambition to deliver bigger and better than ever before over our next 5-year regulatory period. If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career, then Severn Trent is the place to be.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for an accomplished Personal Assistant to provide efficient, effective, and proactive support to our Head of Internal Audit, Finance Hub, BI and our Head of Finance Operations based out of our office in Coventry city centre.

In your role as Personal Assistant, you’ll be responsible for a host of actions, including diary management, monitoring mailboxes, preparing content for meetings, minute taking, providing admin support to the leaders, and engaging with various stakeholders both across the business and externally.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Fully effective diary management, proactively reviewing and updating diary commitments, handling conflicts and prioritising actions as necessary
• Organising appointments, meetings, and travel
• Monitoring mailboxes, promptly replying to enquiries, and forwarding necessary communication to individuals
• Preparing agendas, collating papers, presentations, taking notes and track actions for meetings
• Finance support when required, including raising purchase orders
• Effectively communicating and engaging with wider teams and our external partners, providing administrative support where needed

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

We’re looking for someone with integrity and curiosity, who can hit the ground running, has excellent organisation and time management skills, and can effectively communicate with the stakeholders.

You’ll need to be empathetic, a forward thinker and have the courage to challenge upwards appropriately.

It’s important that you have worked in a similar role previously, with demonstrable experience in diary management, managing mailboxes, organising meetings and travel, and preparing presentations.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (up to £1,500 based on company performance and subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies (including a year off fully paid maternity and adoption leave)
• Two paid volunteering days per year

At Severn Trent, you’ll be joining a culture that cares, one that works together to achieve, grow, and develop. And when it comes to our employee engagement scores – they’re some of the highest of energy and utility companies globally*, and we believe that is down to our wonderful culture, created by our wonderful people.

That’s why when it comes to how we work, we want to keep up those special in-person moments, to keep our culture alive. But don’t get us wrong, we understand the flexibility that working remotely can bring. Which is why when it comes to how we work – you’ll usually find us in the office, but when you need to work remotely, we’re here for it, when you need it – if suitable for your role.

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

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*Data source: Peakon (2023) – Severn Trent top 5% of energy and utility companies globally for employee engagement scores.