Job title: Personal Assistant to the Board & Executive Office
Location: Port Glasgow (Onsite)
Salary: £30K-£35K dep on experience plus benefits package
What You’ll Be Doing
We have an opportunity for an experienced PA, looking for their next challenge to join our organisation to provide confidential and professional support to the Board of Management and Senior Leadership Team.
Reporting to the Head of Operations Support and Executive Office you will work closely with the Senior Leadership Team to support them in delivering key objectives and projects.
Key Responsibilities
Organises and undertakes a robust and comprehensive secretariat service to the Board and its Committees to ensure the effective and efficient administration of Board activity
Attend relevant meetings and prepare accurate and concise minutes to record key issues, decisions taken and actions agreed, ensuring draft minutes are available promptly for review
Telephone and email communications
Provide professional and personal administrative support to Senior Leadership Team
Ensure tasks for key projects are being completed by the relevant team members
Efficient diary management, including prioritising commitments, forward planning
Prepare agendas and ensure relevant documentation is distributed prior to meetings
Production and distribution of documents, reports, presentations, and minutes
Support with ad-hoc requests from the wider team including events, meeting support, projects etc
Appointment, travel and meeting management
Paperwork and document management
Setting up and clearing away of meetings
Other ad-hoc duties as and when required within the scope of the role
Key Requirements
Strong minute taking experience
Demonstrable experience of working in a fast-paced environment that demands a critical eye for problem solving
Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks efficiently whilst working to tight deadlines
Excellent communication and written skills
Diligent work ethic with accurate and flawless attention to detail
Calendar Management/strong IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, PDF Editor, MS Teams, Zoom etc)
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to build trust and rapport and to demonstrate tact and discretion when dealing with confidential information
Benefits
You’ll receive a competitive benefits package and access to our Perk Box rewards scheme.
Why Ferguson Marine?
With 120 years of expertise, Ferguson Marine is proudly looking to the future.
We plan to invest in modern technology and infrastructure that can deliver world-class vessels, fabrication and engineering services for centuries to come.
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry.
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to our recruitment team about potential reasonable adjustments.
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria prior to an application- www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa
Closing Date: June 22nd 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Applications can be made to: recruitment@fergusonmarine.com #J-18808-Ljbffr