Senior PA

Sanctuary; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job description

Sanctuary is one of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

Senior Personal Assistant

Worcester based with a balance of home and office working

£35,468 - £37,335 per annum

35 hours per week

Sanctuary is currently recruiting for a Senior Personal Assistant to support the Group Director responsible for the Group’s Strategic Assets and Development function as well as support for the Group Director – Growth and Partnerships. The successful candidate will join an established and supportive PA community, providing an effective secretarial service to support two Group Directors, acting as their first point of contact, and proactively managing and prioritising all administrative aspects of their office.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience as a Personal Assistant and have a highly professional approach, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people at all levels of the organisation. Previous experience working with an Assets, Development Director or department would be beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, coordinate, maintain and monitor an effective high quality secretarial service, including relevant travel and accommodation bookings.
• Prepare and present information clearly and concisely to communicate key business messages.
• Communicate effectively and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure any issues are identified and dealt with appropriately.
• Prepare for, attend and take minutes at meetings to ensure effective organisation and record keeping.
• Organise and coordinate successful events to meet business requirements.
• Assist with planning and coordinating special projects as agreed with the relevant Group Director, ensuring deadlines are met and objectives are achieved.

Skills and Experiences

• Literacy and numeracy equivalent to passes in GCSE English and Maths.
• Proven experience of providing secretarial support to senior level executive(s) and undertaking a similar role.
• Proven experience of working to deadlines and prioritising workloads.
• Excellent understanding of written and spoken English.
• Ability to stay calm and constructive in emergencies.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer care skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Word.
• Basic Microsoft Excel.
• Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Email and internet communications.

Why Work for Us?

One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and commercial services, Sanctuary employs more than 14,000 people and manages over 116,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays.
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee Volunteering scheme.
• Employee Advice Service including counselling.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Voluntary health plans.
• Employee discounts.
• Wellbeing support and tools.
• Employee recognition scheme.
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools.
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues.
• Role salary is £32,244 with an additional policy allowance of £3,224 per annum (rising to £33,941 with an additional policy allowance of £3,394 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance).

View the job profile (if the link is unavailable please visit the Sanctuary careers website).

Closing Date: 13 April 2025.

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