Personal Assistant

Social Value Portal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Hybrid working

Professional development

Wellbeing program

Team culture

Job summary

Social Value Portal is seeking an organised admin/PA to support our growing London team. You’ll manage diaries, coordinate travel, handle inboxes and prepare briefs, helping keep the commercial team on track.

Hybrid role in London with flexible hours and a start date ideally mid-November 2026. You’ll work closely with the Chief Commercial Officer, Sales Director and People Director, contributing to smooth daily operations and events such as our December conference.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in admin, PA, reception or office support.
• Experience managing diaries and booking travel for others.
• Intermediate skills in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Clear, accurate written English.
• Experience supporting more than one senior manager is a plus.
• Experience helping to run events or conferences is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and book internal and external meetings.
• Plan UK and long-haul travel and hotels, often on quick turnarounds.
• Manage inboxes and flag what needs a reply.
• Prepare agendas and presentations, minute meetings and chase actions.
• Run the sales phone line, fielding and redirecting calls.
• Help plan strategy days, events and our December conference.

Skills

Admin / PA experience

Diary management

Travel coordination

MS Office suite

Clear written English

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Love being the person who sorts it? Keep two directors organised at a growing London business, for up to £35,000 with flexible hours on offer.

About us

We're Social Value Portal, the UK market leader in social value measurement, now growing globally.

Since 2014, our clients across the public, private and voluntary sectors have unlocked over £74bn of social value.

The role

You'll be at the heart of our commercial team, working closely with our Chief Commercial Officer, Sales Director and the sales team.

It's a varied role. One day you're organising diaries and meetings, the next you're rebooking a flight at short notice.

You'll get to know how each director likes to work, spot what's needed and take ownership of keeping things moving.

We're a friendly, supportive team who enjoy what we do and look out for each other. You'll report to our People Director.

What you'll do

• Manage diaries and book internal and external meetings
• Plan UK and long-haul travel and hotels, often on quick turnarounds
• Manage inboxes and flag what needs a reply
• Prepare agendas and presentations, minute meetings and chase actions
• Run the sales phone line, fielding and redirecting calls
• Help plan strategy days, events and our December conference

What you'll bring

• Essential: Proven experience in an admin, PA, reception or office support role
• Essential: Experience managing diaries and booking travel for other people
• Essential: Intermediate skills in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Essential: Clear, accurate written English
• Useful, not essential: Experience supporting more than one senior manager
• Useful, not essential: Experience helping to run events or conferences

Benefits and culture

• Financial: Life assurance at 4x salary and discounts with 200+ brands.
• Flexibility: Hybrid working and extra holiday after three years.
• Development: Accredited courses through The Knowledge Academy.
• Wellbeing: A 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and enhanced parental leave.
• Culture: A close, friendly team, with strategy days and events through the year.

Working arrangements

• Salary: Up to £35,000 (pro rata for part-time)
• Location: London Hybrid, minimum two days a week in the office in Elephant and Castle
• Contract: Permanent Full-time preferred, open to four days or shorter days for part time (such as 9am 3pm)
• Events: Extra office days around events, including our December conference
• Start date: Ideally mid-November 2026

Start date: Ideally mid-November 2026