Personal Assistant

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Centrica Full time

**Personal Assistant**

Centrica are going through a fascinating period of change at the moment. We’re evolving to become a truly purpose-led organisation, helping millions of customers to live more sustainably, simply and affordably. We truly believe that we have a huge role to play in helping the nation to cut carbon emissions and prepare for a net zero future, and it’s a role we are immensely proud of.

As our business sets up for further growth, we are putting together a new Metering Asset Provider (MAP) team to help us achieve our ambition of a profitable future Net Zero platform. We are looking for a **Personal Assistant** to join our team and provide support to the Managing Director, MAP and undertake all duties to ensure the smooth running of the function. The Personal Assistant will have a high level of professional discretion, tact and integrity due to the frequency of senior level internal and external contacts and regular exposure to confidential and commercially sensitive data.

The Personal Assistant will also demonstrate a high level of initiative as they will work both with the Director(s) and also the EAs to the EVP Strategy and CEO but also independently with mínimal guidance.
- ** Salary**: Competitive + bonus + company healthcare + generous company benefits
- ** Flexible Location**: We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive

**About the Role**:

- Provide an effective and efficient support service to a very high level of competency in support of the Director
- Manage the Director’s travel, including arranging international and local travel: flights, hotels and detailed travel itineraries
- Manage the Director’s papers and documents to ensure he/she is fully prepared for all appointments
- Take notes and compose correspondence to a high standard
- Organise and prepare complex documentation, often requiring the collation of information from a number of individuals or departments
- Ensures that all documents and information within the Director’s office are held securely
- Take responsibility for the co-ordination of projects or discreet pieces of work as directed by the Director within the agreed guidelines to ensure the work is completed to deadline
- Screen and redirect incoming messages and use own initiative to alert the Director of high importance issues as they arise
- Provide cover for other EAs as required from time to time to cover periods of holiday or absence

**About You**:

- Experience of providing senior level support executives in a complex matrix organisation
- Experience in liaising effectively with senior executives internally and externally
- Significant proven experience of operating in a similar role that requires a high level of commercial understanding within a complex environment
- Experience of working under pressure and to tight deadlines
- IT skills - Advanced Microsoft Office, particularly Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Flexibility in working hours
- Ability to work pro-actively and independently with confidence
- Assertive, resilient and able to manage strong personalities, strong emotional resilience
- High level of confidentiality and initiative
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and forward plan and remains calm under pressure
- Good interpersonal and communication skills (spoken and written) with a pleasant, professional manner
- A self-motivated individual with the ability to work alone under minimum supervision and direction

**Capabilities**:

- Focuses on solutions
- Organises and plans ahead
- Manages relationships
- Delivers Results
- Understands the Business

Our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world, for everyone.

**_ At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team - a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it_**

**PLEASE APPLY ONLINE** by hitting the '**Apply**' button.

Applications will ONLY be accepted via the ‘Apply’ button.

This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.


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