Personal Assistant - LDC’s Head of London

lloyds banking group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services institution in London seeks a Personal Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract to provide high-level administrative support. The ideal candidate should have at least three years of experience in a similar role, strong organizational and communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. The job offers hybrid working options and a salary range of £50,000 - £55,000.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' PA/EA/secretarial experience.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Flexibility to change working hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-level administrative support across the team.
• Managing diaries, travel arrangements, and meeting facilities.
• Organizing marketing events and overseeing planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer service orientation

Flexibility

Education

PA/EA/secretarial background

Tools

Microsoft Office applications

Job description

End Date

Thursday 27 November 2025

Salary Range

£0 - £0

Flexible Working Options

Hybrid Working

Job Description Summary

Title: PA (12-month Fixed Term Contract)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Reporting to: Head of London
Location: London

Lloyds Development Capital (“LDC”) is the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group (“LBG”). The LDC Group structure is a combination of corporate entities (operating/holding companies) and partnerships (funds and general partner).

LDC is the most active mid-market private equity investor, investing £2m-£100m in medium sized private companies with ambitious, entrepreneurial management teams with the objective is to realise capital gains by sale of these companies, typically within 3-5 years.

Job Description

This is a one-year maternity cover position for a Personal Assistant based in London, with core working hours from 9:00 to 17:00 and some flexibility required. The role involves high-level administrative support, diary management, event organization, and assistance with travel and documentation. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of three years' PA/EA/secretarial experience, strong communication and organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Providing a high-level support service across the team to ensure that their work and activities are managed and organised in a pro‑active way to contribute to the direct delivery of business results.
• Highly presentable and articulate individual, able to build relationships quickly both internally and externally
• Demonstrable track record of organisation and administration skills
• Ability to help prepare individuals for their day/week ahead
• Extensive multiple diary management to include responsibility for travel arrangements, meeting facilities and other associated activities
• Accurate and timely preparation of all materials using the most appropriate format in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other relevant software, proof reading of materials as required
• Administration for individuals including processing of expenses, GEH, invoices and co‑ordination of audit documentation across new business and portfolio companies
• Organise marketing events – breakfast meetings/dinners, sporting events, concerts, charitable events and corporate days out. Oversee planning and booking of all requirements and produce/maintain guest lists and ensure necessary GEH requirements are fulfilled
• Assist in the ongoing update and evaluation of all relevant LDC systems and procedures to ensure best practice and adherence to policy and procedures
• Anticipate what materials will be needed for meetings i.e. presentations, refreshments, lunch etc
• International and Domestic travel
• Collating quarterly valuation packs and monthly portfolio templates
• Flexibility to support wider team as required
• Flexibility to change working hours to ensure all tasks are completed

Candidate Attributes and Required Experience

• Friendly individual who can build relationships quickly
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to be flexible on working hours
• Ability to prioritise tasks and juggle conflicting deadlines
• Strong customer service orientation and pleasant phone manner
• Ability to organise whilst paying close attention to detail
• Self‑starter with a proven ability to use their initiative
• Team‑oriented with strong integrity and professionalism
• Keeps an open mind and approaches work in a flexible manner
• Always professionally presented
• Mature, flexible attitude to work
• PA/EA/secretarial background essential – minimum 3 years
• Good grammar and written English
• Capable of working on own initiative
• Able to prioritise own workload effectively
• Team player

We are an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we’re driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you’ll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you’ll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we’ll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We’ll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We’re focused on creating a values‑led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.