Personal Assistant

Description:

Join us a Personal Assistant for our client the NCA.

At Peregrine, we’re always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.  

How Specialist Talent Works: 

At Peregrine, we find the best talent for our clients. As a permanent employee of Peregrine, with access to all our standard benefits, you will be deployed across our portfolio of clients as a specialist consultant, working on a wide array of complex projects across multiple industries. 

The Role: 

Our client, the NCA is looking to place several Personal Assistants across their organization.

They are looking for experienced Personal Assistants who will provide personalised secretarial and administrative support in a well-organized and timely manner. They will work on a one-to-one basis on a variety of tasks related to Director and Manager’s working life and communication.

Responsibilities:

Proactively managing the Director’s schedule, ensuring sufficient time for priorities; accepting or declining meeting requests; highlighting and resolving upcoming conflicts.

Supporting the Director in their work with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), acting as a liaison and showing initiative by drafting agendas and providing the secretariat for SLT meetings.

Taking minutes and following up actions where necessary.

Contributing to other cross-Directorate activities and ad-hoc requests from the Director.

Act as the point of contact between the manager and internal/external clients

Screen and direct phone calls and distribute correspondence

Handle requests and queries appropriately

Manage diary and schedule meetings and appointments

Produce reports, presentations and briefs

Requirements:

Corporate government support

Minute taking

Delivering at speed

Learning quickly

Stakeholder engagement

Strong scheduling/calendar management

Technical flexibility

Translation of technical jargon

Comfortable with large chunks of text

Organisation

Communication skills

Proactive & Pragmatic

About us: 

At Peregrine, we see beyond the immediate and look to the horizon. We build lasting, meaningful partnerships with our clients, and deliver flexible solutions for every resourcing need, both now and in the future. Together, we help our clients to engage, develop and harness the skills they need to achieve and grow the workforce they want. We have a range of benefits you will receive alongside your salary.

Our culture: 

At Peregrine we embrace fresh ideas, and we love learning fast. Our solutions are trusted and established, so we have the confidence of knowing we have a solid foundation. We rely on openness and honesty, and we’re always ready to help each other out. And we believe that our work can benefit society – whether it’s finding the digital talent of the future or being a driver for social mobility. 

Our commitment to diversity:  

At Peregrine, we’re proudly committed to championing diversity and inclusion, with company-wide initiatives to drive greater social mobility and reduce our environmental impact. Our teams represent a huge breadth of cultures, languages, and ethnicities, and over 20 different nationalities. We also employ candidates from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our partnerships with numerous charities ensure that we can stay well-informed and continue to improve our practices for the future. It reflects in the way we recruit for our clients as we assist them in becoming more diverse