Personal Assistant
12‑month contract | £17.54 per hour | Remote (must be based in or near Wales) 37 hours per week
A leading public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to provide high‑level, confidential support to senior leaders. This is a remote role, but you must be located in or close to Wales to attend occasional in‑person meetings or workshops.
The Role
You will act as Personal Assistant to a senior member of the Executive or Leadership Team, ensuring they can operate effectively and efficiently. You will work as part of a wider business support function, ensuring resilient and flexible support across the directorate. At times, you may also assist other senior leaders depending on business need.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage complex diaries, coordinate workflows, arrange travel, and book accommodation.
* Provide secretariat support for meetings and boards, including minute‑taking and coordination across directorates.
* Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including senior executives, political offices, and partner organisations.
* Support governance processes including risk, action, decision and issue logs, recruitment paperwork, and communications.
* Coordinate specific corporate or directorate projects and activity.
* Research, draft and prepare documents, presentations and briefing material.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and administrative systems.
* Create and maintain a range of business documents, including financial processing and contract‑related administration.
* Supervise workflow of others where required and support the smooth operation of business systems.
Skills and Experience Required
* Experience in a PA or senior administrative role supporting high‑level managers.
* Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to deal professionally with senior stakeholders, including political offices.
* High level of organisation with the ability to prioritise, plan and manage your own workload.
* Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
* Strong attention to detail and the ability to draft accurate, professional documents.
* Ability to analyse and interpret information to support decisions.
* Understanding of business processes and the ability to collate and manage information.
* Basic understanding of contracts and contractual requirements.
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