PA & Recruitment Assistant - 12-month FTC

Sainsbury's; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a PA to the Director of Recruitment for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will manage diaries, facilitate meetings, and support recruitment activities in a fast-paced environment. Proficiency in MS Office and solid PA/EA experience are essential. The role promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers competitive benefits.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Pension scheme

Performance-related bonus

Annual holiday allowance

Salary advance

Qualifications

• Solid PA/EA experience in a corporate environment.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly PowerPoint.
• Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and facilitate meetings.
• Create engaging recruitment experiences and support corporate recruitment activities.
• Liaise with 3rd party providers and process invoices.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Initiative

Discretion

Tools

MS Office

Job description

This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, starting immediately.

Why join us

Joining us at Sainsbury's means becoming part of an organisation that values its people as its most important asset. We offer a flexible hybrid working model, allowing you to work from home or one of our offices in London, Coventry, or Manchester. In addition to a competitive salary, we provide a wide range of benefits, including learning and development opportunities, a bonus scheme, pension plan, holiday allowance, and colleague discounts at Sainsbury's, Argos, and Habitat. Join us and be part of our inclusive and dynamic team, where you can thrive in a fast-paced environment while achieving a healthy work-life balance.

What you'll do

As the PA to our Director of Recruitment & Team Assistant to our Executive Recruitment team, your main responsibilities will include managing diaries, facilitating meetings and associated minutes, and building a strong network with our wider PA community to coordinate meetings and schedules. You’ll create engaging recruitment experiences, manage and support corporate recruitment activities, liaise with 3rd party providers, and process invoices. You will ensure a compliant and positive recruitment experience and develop strong relationships with stakeholders. Demonstrating a passion for diversity and inclusion will be important. As a self-motivated individual, you will thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess excellent communication skills to confidently engage with stakeholders at all levels.

Who you are

Essential criteria:

• Solid PA/EA experience in a large, corporate environment. Experience within a retail/FMCG organization is beneficial.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially PowerPoint.
• Highly skilled in prioritizing and organizing workloads, demonstrating initiative and ownership of tasks. Confidentiality and discretion are second nature, with a positive and flexible attitude to support changing priorities.
• Experience in processing invoices.
• Excellent collaboration, judgment, and communication skills to partner effectively with executive level stakeholders.
• Experience creating engaging experiences for candidates and hiring managers.

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Additional benefits

We are committed to inclusivity and support your development. Benefits include a colleague discount, pension scheme, life cover, performance-related bonus, annual holiday allowance with options to buy extra days, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance, and access to various discounts. We also provide up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. For more details, visit www.sainsburys.jobs.

Our approach to work

We believe in work-life balance and flexible working arrangements. Our HR team works as business partners and specialists to support nearly 180,000 colleagues, ensuring fair pay, attracting talent, and unlocking potential. We value diverse perspectives and offer opportunities for growth within the company. Join one of the most engaged and happy teams in the business.