Executive Assistant

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Oldbury; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday trading

Enhanced parental leave package

Life assurance 4x salary

Vitality at Work

Retail discounts

Milestone days off

Eye tests and glasses support

Job summary

DPD is seeking a proactive Senior Personal Assistant-style role in Oldbury, delivering secretarial support to a Director in a fast-paced, sustainable delivery environment. The role is permanent, 37.5 hours per week, with hybrid working: 3 days in the office and 2 days at home, Monday to Friday, 09:00–17:30.

You will manage day-to-day communications, produce memos and minutes, and coordinate travel and events. Strong PowerPoint/Keynote skills and excellent presentation abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent presenter with ability to create compelling presentations.
• Strong PowerPoint/Keynote skills required for executive materials.
• Experience handling confidential information and working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support to a Director and manage day-to-day communications.
• Produce memos, letters, and minutes; prepare executive presentations.
• Create presentations and reports using Keynote or PowerPoint; manipulate data as needed.
• Liaise between Director, managers, customers and stakeholders; manage diaries and meetings.

Skills

Presentation skills

PowerPoint

Keynote

Data for reports

Communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

PowerPoint

Keynote

Job description

• Contract:Permanent - 37.5 hours per week
• Location:Oldbury 3 days a week - 2 days at home
• Days of Work:Monday to Friday
• Working Days:09:00 - 5:30

Join us on our journey as we aim to be the UK’s most sustainable delivery company, whilst ensuring our customers continue to receive a world class service. You will be in a busy and fast paced business, with a turnover of nearly £2 billion, that can offer you great benefits and plenty of opportunities to progress your career

DPD are passionate about creating an environment that is open, ethical, inclusive and socially responsible. Along with job security, the tools to do the job and a competitive salary, you’ll receive fantastic benefits starting on day one, including never working on your birthday ever again!!!

DPD is a Valuable 500 company and a Disability Confident Employer

Job Description

Purpose of Position

To provide Secretarial service to one of Directors. This will include managing day to day communication/phone calls, producing memos, letters, documents and minutes of meetings as required.

Key Tasks/Areas of Responsibility

• You must be an excellent performer who has a creative flair and the ability to produce excellent presentations.
• You will be confident in creating presentations, therefore previous experience using Keynote or PowerPoint is required.
• The ability to manipulate numerical data for presentations and reports would be advantageous.
• Be the key liaison between the Director/Managers/Customers and Stakeholders.

We’ll also expect you to display all the qualities required to provide a wide ranging and confidential senior level Personal Assistant Support service, including:

• Comprehensive diary and in-box management.
• Booking travel trains/flights
• Arranging events/meetings on and off site.
• Arranging visits, where required.

Qualifications

Working in an environment where working efficiently under pressure and at pace will be key to your success. Outstanding organisational and planning skills are essential in this role.

In addition, we’ll also expect you to have:

• A high level of PC/IT expertise, particularly in respect of Keynote or PowerPoint applications and the production of presentations.
• Experience helping with slides and notes in executive settings
• First rate communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to operate with absolute integrity, confidentiality and discretion.
• Liaising with internal and external contacts in regards to projects and meetings.
• Demonstrate the core values of DPD DNA – Passion, Respect, Honesty, Flexibility, Caring and Accountability

Additional Information

About our Benefits

We recognise that our people are at the heart of our business, without them we wouldn’t be able to deliver our award-winning service to millions of customers across the country each day. It’s important to us that we demonstrate our recognition of you in providing you with more than just a salary and job stability. To name but a few…

• Holiday trading
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Free life assurance of 4 x salary on joining the pension scheme
• Vitality at Work
• Discounted shopping from 100’s of retailers including up to 5% off supermarket shopping
• Milestone Days off to celebrate with your family and friends
• Free eye tests and support with the cost of glasses

Joining DPD can lead to not just a stable job but also a career. DPD prides itself on recognising and developing talent alongside a desire to promote from within. As a continually growing and evolving organisation, we are proud to offer a great number of development and promotion opportunities.

If you identify with our aims and values and can help us deliver our customers' promises, then this is the job for you!