Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant
12‑month contract | £17.54 per hour | Remote (must be based in or near Wales)
37 hours per week

A leading public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to provide high‑level, confidential support to senior leaders. This is a remote role, but you must be located in or close to Wales to attend occasional in‑person meetings or workshops.

The Role
You will act as Personal Assistant to a senior member of the Executive or Leadership Team, ensuring they can operate effectively and efficiently. You will work as part of a wider business support function, ensuring resilient and flexible support across the directorate. At times, you may also assist other senior leaders depending on business need.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries, coordinate workflows, arrange travel, and book accommodation.
• Provide secretariat support for meetings and boards, including minute‑taking and coordination across directorates.
• Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including senior executives, political offices, and partner organisations.
• Support governance processes including risk, action, decision and issue logs, recruitment paperwork, and communications.
• Coordinate specific corporate or directorate projects and activity.
• Research, draft and prepare documents, presentations and briefing material.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and administrative systems.
• Create and maintain a range of business documents, including financial processing and contract‑related administration.
• Supervise workflow of others where required and support the smooth operation of business systems.

 Skills and Experience Required

• Experience in a PA or senior administrative role supporting high‑level managers.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to deal professionally with senior stakeholders, including political offices.
• High level of organisation with the ability to prioritise, plan and manage your own workload.
• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to draft accurate, professional documents.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information to support decisions.
• Understanding of business processes and the ability to collate and manage information.
• Basic understanding of contracts and contractual requirements.