Personal Assistant
- Permanent - Part time
- Travis Perkins plc
- Northampton, Northamptonshire
hrs/pw
Part Time - 25 hours
Northampton
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We’re on the hunt for a Part Time PA to support one of our non-executive board members. We envisage we’ll need your support between school hours 5 days a week. Culturally, we’re an accepting culture and live and breathe our values. We care, We give our best to be the best and we’re better together.
So, are you an experienced Personal Assistant looking to secure a new role in a fast paced industry. Have you previously supported Directors and managed ever changing diaries. Do you take pride in taking ownership of providing a comprehensive and confidential service, If so, we want to hear from you!
At Travis Perkins we have an opportunity for a Personal Assistant on a part-time basis (25 hours) to support our non-executive board member for Travis Perkins PLC. This role will be based hybridly and in our Northampton office with our new working model of also working from home.
What you’ll do
As the Personal Assistant for our non-executive board member, your days will be varied, ensuring their day runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible. You will be managing their diary including international travel and arranging hotels, submitting expenses, working closely with the Board and other external stakeholders. You will be carrying out crucial administrative duties, often to deadline and in line with the individual requirements of the director. Some travel will be required on an ad hoc basis, therefore a level of flexibility will also be required.
Is this you?
You will be joining a fast paced, forward thinking, driven team, where your proactive attitude and self starter mindset will be a great fit!
You will also have:
- A high degree of competence in written communication and organisational skills
- A high level of integrity, discretion and confidentiality at all time
- Excellent interpersonal skills will be key for you to succeed in building strong stakeholder relationships
- Your excellent attention to detail will be utilised on a daily basis, within this varied PA opportunity, alongside your excellent IT skills. We use Google suite platform, but we can teach you
- You will be adept at positively influencing colleagues whilst being discrete and professional
What’s in it for you?
Our myPerks scheme offers a whole host of benefits and discounts exclusive to Travis Perkins Group colleagues - from houseware to holidays, groceries to gadgets, there are hundreds of deals, offers and discounts available!
You’ll also have access to:
- Cycle to work scheme
- myColleague discount available across a variety of our businesses.
- Health & Wellbeing hub
- Financial Wellbeing hub
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:
- Company performance related bonus
- Buy-as-you-earn scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
A bit about us
As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, the Travis Perkins Group has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.
With over 5 businesses, 20,000 colleagues and more than 1,400 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and are the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!
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