Permanent | Full time (37.5 hours per week) | Andover | £25,000

 

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated Personal Assistant to provide, smooth, professional, and effective support to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Trustees. This role will work closely with the SLT to ensure that they achieve their operational and strategic objectives for the Trust.

You will help the SLT to make best use of their time and provide secretarial support by dealing with administrative and project tasks. You will need to quickly an understanding of Enham Trust’s aims and objectives and build relationships with key personnel both internally and externally.

We are looking for someone that will make quality second nature, that can own their own work and be proactive. If this sounds like you, then we would be excited to hear from you!

As our Personal Assistant, you will:  

• Organise and maintain diaries and appointments of Directors to ensure smooth running of their office.
• Organise internal and external meetings; booking rooms / venues, arranging transport and organising facilities as required.
• Support the SLT on a one to one basis undertaking administrative and project tasks and where appropriate make decisions in the interest of SLT members.
• Assist in the preparation and circulation of agendas and action lists from meetings.
• Work with the Company Secretary to support governance for the Trustee Board.

The minimum criteria

You will need to have previous working as a Personal Assistant and providing quality support to senior management.

Skills that set you apart:

Here are a few of the skills that we are looking for from this role. Do not worry if you don’t tick every box! It is important for us to support you in your role and help you develop along the way!

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with people at all levels.
• Strong organisation skills and prioritisation skills.
• High quality written skills
• Resourcefulness and problem-solving ability and ability to research information to answer a wide range of queries.
• Accuracy and attention to detail skills with a commitment consistently deliver high quality work.

 

The Organisation: Enham Trust

We are Enham! Together we have been making a difference to the lives of disabled people for the last 100 years and we are looking forward to continuing this for the next 100 years! Together we explore opportunities with people so they can live the lives they choose by overcoming limitations and expanding possibilities. Through first class care, personal development, housing options, and employment, we support people to exercise individual choice and control in their lives.

We live by our values, TOGETHER we do amazing, we WOW people every day and we dare to be DIFFERENT!

Some of the perks!

• Rising holiday entitlement starting at 33 days including statutory bank holidays
• Discounted healthcare membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme with matched employer contributions up to 6%
• Flexi-time arrangements (dependant on job role)
• Learning and Development scheme offering you internal and external training

Apply

The closing date for this vacancy is 29^th July 2021.

***Please note that we will be conducting a rolling programme of short-listing and interviewing and reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, therefore we recommend you apply as soon as possible to ensure you do not miss the opportunity.***

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter explaining why you think you are the perfect fit for this position to our recruitment team at [email protected] , quoting the job title and job reference: PASL/AN in the subject field.

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION  

Enham Trust is accredited as a Disability Confident Leader; as part of this commitment all disabled applicants, who meet the minimum criteria, will be guaranteed an interview. To be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme it’s vital that you declare your disability, impairment or long-term health condition when you apply.

Enham Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we positively encourage applications from all eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status or pregnancy or maternity status.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, provide two references and proof of right to work in the UK.