Executive Personal Assistant

3 weeks ago

Syston, United Kingdom Dunelm Full time

We’re the UK's number one choice for homewares - we’re ambitious about our brand, about being a good company, and about profitable growth.

Our purpose is ‘to help create the joy of truly feeling at home, for now and for generations to come.’ We have three ambitions: ‘ambitious about our brand’, ambitious about being a good company’, and ‘ambitious about profitable growth’. We’re focused on growing as the number one choice for home, furniture and more, loved by our customers shopping more frequently in a fast-moving, post-pandemic environment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven, well organised and highly motivated individual to join us as an Executive Personal Assistant to support a member of our Exec Team. The role will be based at our Support Centre in Syston, and will involve driving duties, including driving the Exec member to a number of locations across the country. This is a fantastic opening for an Executive PA to join a successful, fast paced retailer.

The following behaviours are some examples of how these values materialise for an Exec Personal Assistant at Dunelm;
**Stronger Together**

**Connecting and Communicating**:liaising with different stakeholders across the business and building strong relationships. Having strong interpersonal skills will be key.

**Keep Listening and Learning**

**Adapting**:this role takes on a variety of different responsibilities and requires flexibility - you’ll get involved with everything from diary management to driving the Exec member to different locations to preparing documentation for board meetings.

**Act Like Owners**

**Making It Happen and Taking Responsibility**:Seeing tasks through to completion and delivering on promises.

**The Role**
- Electronic diary management through Microsoft Outlook
- Acting as a key liaison point between the senior managers and other key parties, setting up meetings as appropriate and maintaining good communication
- Making travel arrangements, booking accommodation and processing claims for expenses
- Collating presentations using PowerPoint, Word and Excel
- Working as a PA team on preparing and supporting Exec meetings and events
- Providing cover/support to other PAs as required
- Ad-hoc tasks the director may require
- Preparing documentation for board meetings and ad-hoc meetings as requested by the Exec
- Driving the Exec Director from their home and office location to locations across the country
- Ensure that all traffic regulations, laws, and ordinances are adhered to
- Ability to stay away from home, and work evenings and weekends when require
- Ensure maintenance of the vehicle at all times and schedule for regular car servicing
- A company car will be provided to support this part of your role

**About you**- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Flexible with a proactive approach to work including the ability to prioritise and re-prioritise using their own initiative
- The ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times as you will be dealing with sensitive date and information
- The interpersonal skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders to support Executives with their work
- Keen attention to detail and being able to maintain a calm disposition under pressure, whilst ensuring that you are representing the Dunelm brand in the highest professional manner at all time
- Comfortable driving long distances
- Possess a valid and clean driving license
- There will be hybrid working arrangements for this role.

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