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Are you eager to land a brand new role? Our client, a busy local authority in Preston. Are looking for a Senior PA to join their organisation.

Job Role: Senior PA
Temporary or Permanent: Temp
Possible End Date: Until August 2025 (possible extension)
Number of Positions: 1 position
Location: Preston
Office Based/Hybrid: TBC but likely office based
Rate of Pay: £22 p/h umbrella inside IR35
Short Brief/Requirement: See JD / Interviews taking place ASAP
  

Purpose:

• The role of a Personal Assistant is to provide personal assistant support to Directors of the Senior Leadership Team and make sure the procedures and services are completed to an agreed quality standard or specification.
• A Personal Assistant may deal with issues that will mean they need to be able to use a high level of initiative in order to recommend the best course of action.
• Communication skills are important as you will be expected to interact with internal and external 'customers' regularly as well as high importance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Select appropriate procedures to carry out tasks of an increasingly high-risk nature due to supporting Directors
• Maintain and provide a support service for Directors daily schedule, including forward planning of workload, diary management and co-ordinating and collating all relevant paperwork.
• Manage the diary to ensure that adequate opportunity is afforded for comfort breaks, responding to e mails, staff, emergencies, relay messages and commission work.
• Service meetings, including preparation of meeting papers, obtaining, and preparing briefing materials and presentations, and taking minutes when requested/where necessary
• Keep up to date with changes in policy/legislation/contractual requirements to ensure service delivery is effective and complies with appropriate regulations, quality standards and service level agreements.

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience working within a local authority or a similar organisation.
• At least 2 years experience within a Senior PA role or equivalent.
• May be working towards a professional qualification or be of graduate entry level with sound practical experience.
• Detailed knowledge of own service area and relevant working systems, equipment and/or IT software, plus an awareness of council policies and services related to the role.

Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review. 

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying, please press the button below, send your CV to tareeq.smith@temptingrecruitment.co.uk or contact Tareeq on 020 3854 4911 to discuss further.

To explore other exciting opportunities or learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our website https://www.temptingrecruitment

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