Personal Assistant

Undisclosed; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Undisclosed in Paddington, London, is seeking a Personal Assistant on a four-week contract. The role is office-based, five days per week, with a daily rate of £180–£200 via PAYE. You will manage complex diaries, oversee travel arrangements, and handle administrative duties for Heads of departments.

The position requires strong organisational and communication skills, confidentiality, and proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, and HR/finance tools. Apply today for an immediate start.

Qualifications

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times and be a brand ambassador at all times, by role modelling our behaviours.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the Heads of, in your appointed business areas.

Skills

Diary management

Email management

Travel coordination

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Confidentiality

Decision making

Tools

Microsoft Office

MyHR

Finance systems

Teams

Job description

Personal Assistant - Short Term Contract

Personal Assistant - Short Term Contract

The location of the role is Paddington, London (5 days per week in the office).

The duration of the contract is 4 weeks.

The pay rate on offer is £180 - £200 per day (via PAYE).

Key accountabilities of the role

• Provide support to the Heads of, in your appointed business areas.
• Complex diary management, for both internal and external events, meetings and appointments, ensuring suitable facilities are available and briefing documents are distributed appropriately.
• Manage email inbox and Teams communications, responding on Heads of behalf where appropriate, escalating priority matters, and ensuring timely follow up of actions and correspondence.
• Provide administrative support including complex UK and overseas travel arrangements, POs and expense claims.
• Identify and implement opportunities to create simpler, faster and more effective processes.
• Act as a first point of contact for your appointed Heads of, to internal and external personnel, representing them and managing issues as appropriate.
• Maintain a clear understanding of your Heads of deadlines, priorities and goals and keep up to date with Business priorities and adapt to any changes.
• Provide support for key meetings, including drafting agendas, collating pre reads, distributing papers and following up on actions to ensure they are completed within agreed timeframes.
• Support with the preparation of presentations/reports for internal and external meetings and events.

Key skills and experience

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times and be a brand ambassador at all times, by role modelling our behaviours.
• Work collaboratively within the PA community to maximise efficiency and effectiveness. Build good working relationships with key internal colleagues and stakeholders.
• IT Skills: Highly skilled in using software such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams), MyHR, internal finance systems or other office productivity tools. This includes creating and editing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
• Keep up to date with Business technology to support effective working e.g. CoPilot, Clarity (expenses).
• Email and Calendar Management: Effective management of emails and calendars, organizing schedules, setting up appointments, responding to emails and ensuring that important dates and deadlines are not missed with minimal errors made.
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills and ability to coordinate events.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to act at pace and work efficiently to ensure high levels of accuracy are achieved.
• Ability to handle competing priorities, time-sensitive projects and potential conflicts; making decisions and demonstrating sound judgement whist maintaining excellent attention to detail, professionalism and confidentiality.