Personal Assistant to Directors

bpha; Bedford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in the housing sector is seeking a proactive Personal Assistant to Directors in Bedford. In this full-time role, you will provide vital administrative support to Directors, ensuring smooth operations through effective diary management, meeting coordination, and communication with stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have proven PA experience, strong organizational skills, and advanced MS Office knowledge, contributing positively to our team culture.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior leaders in a customer-focused organization.
• Familiarity with governance or committee work.
• Previous experience as a legal secretary is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage busy diaries and coordinate high-level meetings.
• Handle inboxes and correspondence with professionalism.
• Take minutes, prepare agendas, and track action points.

Skills

Proven PA experience

Minute-taking skills

Advanced MS Office knowledge

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Job description

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Personal Assistant to Directors, Bedford

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Client:

bpha

Location:

Bedford, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Permanent

Full time (37 hours per week)

Are you a proactive, organised and detail-driven individual ready to make a real impact? Join our high-performing team as a Personal Assistant to Directors—a vital support role that keeps our senior leadership and wider teams moving efficiently and confidently.

About the Role

You’ll provide comprehensive administrative support to multiple Directors and their teams, including the Director of Governance and Legal and the Director of Communications and External Affairs. Acting as a central point of coordination for diaries, meetings, minute-taking, and key business communications, with your sharp eye for detail, excellent interpersonal skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities, you’ll ensure everything runs like clockwork.

What You’ll Be Doing

Manage busy diaries and coordinate high-level internal and external meetings

Handle inboxes and correspondence with professionalism and discretion

Take minutes, prepare agendas, and track action points for Committee and team meetings

Format and publish reports using corporate templates

Support with events, travel arrangements, and departmental away days

Assist with the preparation of PowerPoint presentations and ad hoc project work

Provide support to the Company Secretary, liaison to Chair of the Board and Board members

Raise purchase orders and provide general team admin support

Collaborate closely with fellow PAs, sharing knowledge and covering as needed

What You’ll Bring

Proven PA experience supporting senior leaders—ideally within a customer-focused organisation

Minute-taking skills and familiarity with governance or committee work

Advanced MS Office knowledge (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)

First-class communication and organisational skills

Discretion, initiative, and a collaborative mindset

Previous experience as a legal secretary or similar would be advantageous but not essential

Why Join Us?

We’re an organisation that values people as much as performance. In this role, you won’t just be ticking admin boxes—you’ll be an essential partner to our Directors, helping shape the way we deliver our mission and goals.

Ready to bring your energy, efficiency and expertise to our team? We’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to avoid disappointment

Applications will be reviewed as received, therefore bpha reserves the right to close the advertisement before the scheduled closing date upon identification of a suitable candidate.

Please note that Disclosure Barring Check will be required for the successful candidate and all offers will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening.