Personal Assistant

TN United Kingdom; St Albans; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Personal Assistant to join a leading housebuilder in St Albans. You will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Regional Managing Director, ensuring smooth operations and managing office productivity. The role requires excellent communication skills, discretion, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Join a successful and growing team with opportunities for personal development and career progression.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus a day off for your birthday

Personal Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Health Screening

Long service awards

Colleague land referral bonus scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Personal Assistant in a professional environment.
• Strong English grammar and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Organizing meetings, travel, and expenses for the Regional Managing Director.
• Managing incoming calls, relaying messages, and ensuring prompt action.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Discretion

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

SharePoint

OneNote

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Personal Assistant to join our expanding team and support our growth strategy, which aims to double our sales output by 2025. Based in our St Albans office, you will join one of the UK’s leading housebuilders!

Why join Churchill team?

• Competitive basic salary, reviewed annually
• Ongoing investment in your personal development with opportunities for professional qualifications
• Career progression tailored to your goals
• Additional benefits include 24 days holiday plus a day off for your birthday, Personal Pension Plan, Life Assurance, and Health Screening
• Long service awards
• Colleague land referral bonus scheme
• Support from our Charitable Foundation with a fund matching programme for colleagues
• Wellbeing programmes and initiatives, including access to our Employee Assistance Programme

About the role

You will provide comprehensive and confidential administrative and secretarial support to the Regional Managing Director, ensuring the smooth operation of all functions within the administration department, and managing the office according to policies and procedures to maximize productivity.

The working hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. You should be punctual, reliable, flexible, and have PA experience in a professional environment, demonstrating initiative.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Organizing business affairs for the Regional Managing Director, such as meetings, travel, and expenses
• Handling administration projects and tasks as required
• Assisting in the production, collation, and circulation of Board packs
• Coordinating and taking minutes at meetings
• Drafting correspondence and reports
• Managing incoming calls, relaying messages, and ensuring prompt action
• Diary management and appointment scheduling
• Monitoring emails and flagging urgent actions
• Processing mail and maintaining filing systems

About you

You will be calm, positive, and have excellent communication skills. Discretion and trustworthiness are essential due to access to sensitive information. You should meet deadlines, have strong English grammar and presentation skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office, with basic Excel skills. SharePoint and OneNote experience are advantageous. You should be a problem solver, able to identify and share mistakes for collaborative solutions.

About us

Churchill Retirement Living is the fastest-growing company in the UK retirement housebuilding sector. Privately owned, family-run, and financially strong, we plan to invest around £250 million in land over the next three years. We are confident in the UK retirement housing market and ready to invest further.

We have industry-leading margins, making Churchill a stable and competitive business. Our own funding facility allows us to move quickly to secure suitable sites.

We are a multi-award-winning business, including being named ‘Best Medium House Builder’ at the WhatHouse? Awards, and previously voted the 3rd ‘Best Company to Work for’ in the Sunday Times Awards.

This is an exciting time for our Churchill Land colleagues, with a clear strategy, agile infrastructure, and industry-leading planning support.

• COMPANY VALUES – TORCH – Trust / Openness / Respect / Communication / Honesty

Join the Churchill family and be part of an ambitious, successful business that values its people. Apply today!

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