Join us as a Personal Assistant at Barclays, where you'll play a crucial role in ensuring seamless coordination and successful outcomes across the Bank. In this role, you will manage all administrative tasks, queries, and approvals on behalf of the MDs, supporting their future commitments, priorities, and matters requiring their attention.
You will be part of a team of PAs within our Glasgow hub, providing professional and efficient PA support for multiple Managing Directors (MDs) across the Global Compliance function. You will work closely with senior executives and their support offices.
Person Specification
* Ability to deal with a range of people, including senior stakeholders and situations.
* Flexible approach and ability to adapt to different leadership styles of senior management.
* Attention to detail and highly organized.
* Ability to respond to changing priorities and urgent requests, multitask in a busy environment with minimal supervision.
* Passionate, influential, and able to work accurately under pressure; comfortable instructing and directing team members.
* Discrete and trustworthy, experienced in handling confidential matters.
* Ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
* Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable with change.
* Capable of managing a busy workload with high interaction and interruptions.
* Work completed accurately and to high standards.
Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications
* Experienced PA/EA supporting MDs and Directors.
* High proficiency in IT, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
* Proven experience in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
You may be assessed on key skills such as risk management, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, and job-specific technical skills.
While based in Glasgow, experience working with senior executives outside your location is desirable.
Purpose of the role
To provide administrative and organizational support to executives, managing schedules, acting as a trusted contact, and ensuring seamless coordination and professional presence.
Accountabilities
* Managing calendars and responding to meeting requests.
* Planning and arranging travel.
* Anticipating needs, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring timely completion.
* Handling administrative tasks like expenses, filing, and office supplies.
Analyst Expectations
* Perform activities to high standards, driving continuous improvement.
* Possess technical expertise and understanding of their area.
* Lead or support teams, guiding development and coordinating resources.
* Demonstrate leadership behaviors if in a leadership role.
* Develop technical expertise or act as an advisor.
* Impact related teams and collaborate across functions.
* Manage risks, embed policies, and influence decisions.
* Understand organizational objectives and coordinate efforts.
* Make evaluative judgments and resolve problems.
* Communicate effectively with stakeholders and build networks.
All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' values and mindset, demonstrating respect, integrity, service, excellence, and stewardship, and behaving in ways that empower, challenge, and drive the organization forward.
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