Personal Assistant

2 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Primark Full time

**Personal Assistant**
**Reporting to Chief Operating Officer.**
Are you an experienced EA/PA who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Do you have a genuine interest in fashion where no two days are the same? If so, then we might have the perfect opportunity for you to join our team as a Personal Assistant.

There will be an opportunity to travel back and forth from ROI and UK as well as occasionally other Primark locations as part of this role.

We are looking for an individual who is highly organised, who has excellent communication skills and has the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. You’ll have experience providing executive administrator/executive assistant support at C-suite level, ideally in a large-scale organisation or a smaller organisation where you were the “go to person” in a busy office environment.

**What You’ll Get**
The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first

Some of our benefits are:

- 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
- Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
- Primark Perks - Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

**What You’ll Do**:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

- **Calendar Management and Prioritization**: Coordinate complex scheduling, manage the COO’s calendar, and ensure information flow by prioritizing tasks effectively.
- ** Daily Operations Oversight**: Collaborate with leaders and colleagues to oversee daily functional operations, handling various administrative tasks.
- ** Agenda and Meeting Management**: Actively manage agendas, action lists, and communication engagement for the COO, including arranging regular meetings and one-on-one sessions.
- ** Travel Coordination and Liaison**: Coordinate travel activities, act as a liaison with stakeholders, and maintain confidentiality while drafting key correspondence and communications.

**What You’ll Bring**
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued - so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

- **A detailed eye**: You will manage complex scheduling and extensive calendar management.
- ** Independence and discretion**: You may be working on tasks or projects, from conception to completion and you must handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with care.
- ** Confident communication**:It goes without saying. You’ll be connecting with all levels of the business, internally and externally.
- ** Strong organisational and planning skills**: You’ll need to be able to effectively maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.
- ** Interpersonal skills**: Establish credibility with colleagues and senior management and to foster effective working relations with a wide range of internal and external contacts.
- ** PC proficiency**: Excellent skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power point and Excel are a given.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.

ID: 127389BR

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