Senior Administrator

Job Title: Senior Administrator / PA / Executive Assistant (known internally as Team Secretary) Team: Planning Issues, reporting to Managing Director Contract: 12 month fixed term maternity cover Hours: 37 per week, Monday to Friday Location: Ringwood, Hampshire About the role The Churchill Retirement Group are recruiting for a Senior Administrator / PA / Executive Assistant to assist the Managing Director of our Planning Issues team based in our stunning Head Office in Ringwood. This position is offered as a 12 month fixed term maternity contract. As the Senior Administrator / PA, you’ll have the opportunity to liaise with a wide range of internal and external contacts. You’ll keep on top of a busy and varied workload, ensuring all deadlines are met and workload schedules are managed. The Senior Administrator is responsible for organising Public Consultations and collation of planning application and planning appeal documentation. Responsibilities Handling all incoming calls quickly and efficiently Greeting visitors Invoice management, raising purchase orders and completing the purchasing process using our procurement system, COINS Public Consultation arrangement Receiving and handling incoming post and collating outgoing post in time for daily collection Typing letters and minutes in accordance with the company standard formats Assisting in compilation and binding of reports Diary management for the Managing Director of Planning Issues Booking meetings, travel and accommodation for team members Maintaining contact lists and updating spreadsheets Hours of work are 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00 to 5.00pm on Friday, with one hour for lunch. About you As our new Senior Administrator / PA / Executive Assistant, you will be a self‑motivated, personable individual who enjoys working as part of a busy team. It’s important that you have proven experience in a Senior Administration role, or previous experience as a Secretary, PA or Executive Assistant. You will demonstrate first‑class organisation skills with an approachable, friendly ‘can do’ attitude and pride yourself on your attention to detail and ability to prioritise. You’ll have all‑round IT skills that include MS Office and experience of databases. Flexibility and effective communication are key in order to manage a varied and busy workload. Ideally your circumstances will dovetail with our requirements to cover up to 12 months maternity leave. How you’ll be rewarded Competitive salary Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days per annum, plus Bank Holidays Group Personal Pension Plan Life Assurance Day off on your birthday £200 John Lewis vouchers for expectant parents Health Screening Eye Care Reimbursement Land Introduction Bonus About us We are Churchill Retirement Living, the fastest growing company in the UK retirement house building sector and we’re looking for people like you. We’re a family‑run, privately‑owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do, and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing 700 people and growing all the time. We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, purpose‑built one‑ and two‑bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence. We’ve won a host of awards; most recently in 2023 we were ranked in the Sunday Times Top 10 ‘Best Places to Work’ and we were the first ever retirement living specialist to be crowned overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards. Join the Churchill family and be part of an ambitious and successful business who value and appreciate their people. Apply today #J-18808-Ljbffr