What's involved with this role: Role: Personal Assistant Ref: JM 5355 Rate of Pay: £15.00 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Length of Contract: 3 months with extension Location: Worthing or nearest location to candidate Working arrangements: Hybrid/Remote - Office as and when required We are seeking an experienced Personal Assistant with strong stakeholder management skills to support a senior leadership team within the Flood Risk and Coastal Erosion function. This role requires exceptional communication, organisation, and the ability to work proactively in a fast-paced environment. Job Role: Serve as the first point of contact for the team, managing and filtering incoming information to ensure timely and accurate communication. Provide comprehensive administrative support, including diary management, travel arrangements, document preparation, and general coordination. Prepare, research and collate briefing materials and information for presentations and meetings. Maintain and improve information storage and retrieval systems to ensure efficient workflow. Analyse data and produce reports to support decision-making. Support or manage small projects, contributing your organisational and problem-solving skills. Use expertise to provide advice and guidance to support the wider team’s objectives. Contribute to team planning and deliver agreed tasks effectively. Minimum Requirements: Strong PA background with proven experience supporting senior stakeholders. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Proficient in typing, minute-taking, document formatting and presentation creation (including PowerPoint). Highly organised, able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks. Experience handling confidential and sensitive information. Strong initiative with the ability to anticipate needs and respond proactively. GCSEs/O-Levels including English OR equivalent experience. A recognised secretarial qualification is desirable but significant relevant experience will also be considered. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. JM Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.