PA/Administrative Assistant

Brook Street; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a PA/Administrative Assistant to provide essential support to senior management in Cardiff. The role involves managing diaries, organizing meetings, and maintaining administrative systems. Candidates should have proven experience in a similar role, be highly IT literate, and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers a pay rate of £13.27 per hour and is based onsite at the client's office.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a PA or in a similar role within a complex organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly IT literate, confident in using MS Office and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and handle correspondence for senior management.
• Organise meetings, events, and travel arrangements.
• Maintain efficient administrative systems and support office priorities.

Skills

Proven experience as a PA or in a similar role

Highly IT literate, confident in using MS Office and Outlook

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organisational and problem-solving skills

Ability to handle sensitive information

Job description

Overview

Our education client has an exciting opportunity for a PA/Administrative Assistant to join their newly established Executive Office team, providing vital support to senior management and leadership.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will deliver high-quality, confidential PA and executive support, ensuring the smooth running of the office and its priorities. You'll take ownership of a wide range of administrative tasks, helping to meet operational needs and deliver excellent service to colleagues and external partners.

You will be responsible for managing diaries, handling correspondence, organising meetings, events, and travel, and maintaining efficient systems. Additionally, you will be expected to build strong professional relationships, support committees, handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and handle correspondence for senior management.
• Organise meetings, events, and travel arrangements.
• Maintain efficient administrative systems and support office priorities.
• Build strong professional relationships and support committees.
• Handle confidential information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a PA or in a similar role within a complex organisation.
• Highly IT literate, confident in using MS Office and Outlook.
• Experience in setting up and improving administrative systems.
• Discretion and the ability to handle sensitive information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships, strong organisational and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
• Proactive, adaptable, and committed to delivering excellent customer service.

Role Details

• This role is temporary and based onsite at our client’s office in Cardiff (CF24).
• The rate of pay is £13.27 per hour.

How to Apply and Equality Notice

Please consider applying as soon as you are able; given the urgency of this requirement we will be shortlisting applications as we receive them.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and guarantees to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader and holder of Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, please reach out via the Brook Street website to register your interest and state the role you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where there is a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.