Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

Location: Sheffield / London / Hybrid Working

(Expectation that you will attend an office 2 days per week)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week/flexible days and/or hours (Mon-Fri)

Salary: From £26,250 – £35,438 Depending on Experience (London)

Key Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
• 15% employer pension contribution
• Flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, Group Income Protection and life assurance
• Paid voluntary days, maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
• Benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - from discounts on retail and dining, to health and wellbeing, travel, and technology...and plenty more

The Role

We are currently recruiting for a new Personal Assistant to work within our Banking Team.

The main purpose of the role is to provide proactive and efficient support to the Co-Chief Banking Officers and wider team where required. You will work closely with colleagues in the team to drive collaboration and continuous improvement across the team. Also, to provide cover for other Personal Assistants across the Bank during periods of leave, as well as providing reception cover on an ad hoc rota basis where required.

You will work with the Co-Chief Banking Officers and the wider team to support them with diary management and engagement with stakeholders internally and externally, keeping them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities. You will act as a "barometer," having a sense for the issues the team is working on, keeping the Co-Chief Banking Officers updated of any changes in schedules and anticipate their needs in advance of meetings, conferences, etc.

You will be the first point of contact for colleagues and stakeholders and provide the "gatekeeper" and "gateway" role, providing a bridge for smooth communication between the Co-Chief Banking Officers and the wider business, demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility and trust.

You will facilitate the effective leadership of the team by assisting with special projects which may include designing and producing complex documents, reports, and presentations and maintain consistent and open communications with the team, providing information and documents as needed.

Minimum Requirements

To be considered for this role you will ideally have experience of providing PA support to multiple people (Managing Director or C suite level).

You will have exceptional knowledge and experience of Microsoft office along with excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.

You will also ideally have experience of managing complex diaries along with prior event management skills.

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The British Business Bank is an established and influential institution with a key mission of driving sustainable growth and prosperity throughout the United Kingdom. It plays a vital role in supporting access to finance for smaller businesses, facilitating their development and contributing to the transition towards a net zero economy.

Since its inception in 2014, the British Business Bank has functioned as a government-owned economic development bank, operating independently to fulfil its objectives. It collaborates with over 200 delivery partners, including high street, digital, specialist, and challenger banks, venture capital and private debt funds, as well as fintech platforms, to implement its programs effectively.

With offices in Sheffield and London, the British Business Bank currently employs approximately 550 individuals.

Flexibility, wellbeing and collaboration, the British Business Bank introduced a hybrid-working model in 2020. Our colleagues typically spend an average of 2 days per week working in our offices, striking a balance between the advantages of remote work and the benefits of in-person collaboration. The successful candidate for this role should be able to commute to our office (unless specified).

At the British Business Bank, we aim to represent the communities we serve, firmly believing that different perspectives make us stronger. We strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we commit ourselves to having an inclusive, equitable and accessible recruitment process supporting applicants and employees, making reasonable adjustments whenever it is feasible.