Personal Assistant managing complex schedules and supporting business development at a healthcare consulting firm. Coordination of meetings, travel, and collaboration with internal stakeholders is key.
Responsibilities
**Responsibilities ****Proactive diary planning and management**
Manage and maintain three Partners' schedules and meetings in Outlook calendars, including coordination across time zones and international locations as CF expands
Ensure Partners' time is allocated effectively across corporate responsibilities, client delivery, and business development priorities
Act with agility on changing priorities, managing any impacted individuals with care and clear communication
Maintain a log of business development meetings, update CRM (CMap) proactively, and keep the BD team informed
Build trusted relationships with client assistants and offices such that CF is seen as a professional and valued partner
Plan travel arrangements meticulously (including international flights, hotels, and visas), providing clear instructions especially for new locations
Demonstrate sensitivity to different time zones and working days when scheduling meetings across CF's international operations.
**Correspondence and inbox management**
Monitor inboxes and support inbox management by organising, filing, prioritising, and flagging emails
Respond to emails on Senior Leadership Team members behalf where appropriate.
**Organisation and preparation of meetings and events**
Ensure Senior Leadership Team members have necessary paperwork and are fully prepared for all meetings
Work closely with business development teams to support and prioritise BD opportunities
Coordinate with client delivery managers to clarify Partner requirements and ensure appropriate time allocation on projects
Source appropriate venues and make reservations for business meetings and events
Support Senior Leadership Team members in meeting corporate policy obligations by scheduling time for feedback completion, mid-year and end-of-year processes, and development sponsor meetings
Ensure Senior Leadership Team members fulfil appropriate governance responsibilities by scheduling preparation time, prioritising their attendance, and communicating any conflicts promptly to chairs and secretariats.
**Personal support**
Welcome and take care of guests visiting the office
Arrange lunch and refreshments when required
Demonstrate flexibility in working hours to ensure overlap with Senior Leadership Team members, including when they are working across different time zone.
Requirements
**Mandatory:**
Educated to degree level or with equivalent experience
Ability to work in a fast paced and quickly changing environment
Ability to priorities workload and work to tight deadlines
Excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail
Proactive, flexible and able to problem solve
Polite, direct and a positive ‘can-do’ attitude
Empathetic and understanding of workload pressures
Interest in healthcare and making a social impact
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Suite including Outlook
Thriving in teamwork environment, prepared to support others and take a ‘lean in’ approach
**Preferred Experience:**
Previous experience in professional services environment in a personal assistant capacity
Previous experience of supporting senior leaders
Previous experience of supporting a business with international reach
Benefits
**What benefits would you get?**
Holiday entitlement: 25 days/year for staff and 30 days/ year for leadership, increasing by 1 day for every year of service up to a maximum of 35 days of holiday per year
We contribute 7% of your salary into your pension, while you contribute 3% (or more if you like)
Access to a flexible benefits programme giving you the chance to increase pension contributions, gain access to a cash plan or benefit from a ClassPass subscription
Annual leave purchase: employees with less than 35 days annual leave entitlement are able to purchase additional annual leave days
Income protection: in the event of long-term incapacity and a qualifying claim, 75% of salary will be paid
Enhanced sick pay benefit beyond Statutory Sick Pay for up to a total 12 weeks in any 12-month period
Life insurance covering four times your basic salary in a tax-free lump sum payable to your beneficiaries in the event of your death whilst in service
Enhanced family leave policies: additional pay for parents who have a baby or adopt
Access to an interest free loan of up to £10,000
Access to an interest-free season ticket loan, repayable by 12 monthly instalments
Workplace nursery scheme: access to a scheme to help working parents save tax and NI on the cost of the nursery care
Flexible working policy: including the ability to work fully remotely for up to 4 weeks a year
An employee assistance and wellness Program: including access to telephone counselling, life coaching, interactive tools online and digital content downloadable from Lifeworks
Seasonal flu jabs: provided by Boots annually
Eye care tests: vouchers and discounts at Vision Express
Ride to work scheme, saving up to 42% on bikes and cycling accessories at Evans Cycles
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