Pa To Managing Director
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £28000 – £32000/annum
PA to MD and Co-Founder
Communications Agency
£28-32k
Hybrid Working – 3 days at least in the office
Central London
Who is hiring?
This fantastic not for profit communications agency devised by a well known filmmaker exists to make Global Goals famous and universally known. They work on a variety of projects, with world famous organisations and their main goal is to make progress towards a fairer world. They use their creative and strategic resources to produce content and curate events for all their audiences across digital platforms, advertising sites, media outlets, social channels etc to garner press attention. They are a vibrant, young and creative company and work with very well known individuals
The role in a nutshell
* Diary management, scheduling and managing deadlines for the Co-Founder & MD
* Some support of the wider management team
* Act as first point of contact – deal with correspondence and phone calls
* Responsible for organising meetings and appointments, often with high profile organisations and individuals
* Assist in organising and supporting at events and conferences
* Coordination of Co-Founder’s attendance at events and conferences
* Managing databases and filing systems
* Researching and booking travel and accommodation for work trips, occasionally for the wider team
* Collating and submitting expense claims
* Occasional research and writing briefing notes for meetings
* Assisting with and compiling presentations ahead of meetings
* Taking minutes and actions from meetings (both internal and external)
* Occasionally organising the Co-Founder’s personal commitments including travel
* Occasional international travel
What skills and experience would make you perfect for this role?
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills – happy to pick up the phone to the UN one day and book a party venue the next
* PA experience ideally gained within a creative environment
* Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise a busy and often conflicting workload
* A flexible and professional approach, remaining calm and assured under pressure
* Be adaptable and able to change your workload and take on ad hoc tasks
* The ability to build relationships across diverse teams both locally and globally
* The confidence to engage with senior/high profile contacts and their teams
* Ability to work as part of a team and enjoy doing that
* The confidence in your ability to use own judgment and make decisions in order to prioritise and negotiate
* Be able to exercise both tact and diplomacy
* The ability to deal with sensitive information with discretion and to maintain confidentiality
* Excellent IT skills – confident with all Office apps
* You should be known as the organised one – and pride yourself on your ability to multitask. You should always be able to think one step ahead and plan diary clashes, travel time and international time differences before they become an issue
* Be able to occasionally work out of normal office hours
More Information
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