Summary
We're looking for a Personal Assistant to The Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham.
What you'll be doing
The Bishop's Personal Assistant gives vital personal support to the Bishop, ensuring a warm and generous welcome is extended to all who come to see him. S/he works with the Bishop's Chaplain, Bishop's Office Administrator and Bishop's Office Events Co-ordinator in managing the Bishop's Office and has responsibility for a wide range of administrative and co-ordinating tasks.
In this role you will:
* Work closely with the Diocesan Bishop to ensure that his diary is well managed.
* Handle a wide range of telephone and email enquiries with confidence, warmth and diplomacy, answering queries directly or passing them on to the Bishop's Chaplain or other appropriate person.
* Create engaging and dynamic presentations for the Diocesan and Suffragan Bishops as requested.
* Ensure secretarial support for the Diocesan Bishop through drafting letters, emails and documents.
Key role requirements
* You'll need to be educated to 'A' level or above, or equivalent.
* You'll need to be proficient in use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook.
* You'll need to be able to initiate and maintain good and effective administrative procedures, able to prioritise effectively and display good judgement in knowing when and to whom to delegate and establish excellent working relationships with colleagues.
* The location of the role is Bishop's Manor, Bishop's Drive, Southwell NG25 0JR.
* This is a fixed-term contract for 12 months.
About You
The Church of England is for everyone and we want to reflect the diversity of the community the Church serves across the whole country. Therefore, while of course we welcome all applications from interested and suitably experienced people, we would particularly welcome applicants from UK Minoritised Ethnicities (UKME)/Global Majority Heritage (GMH) and other under-represented groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to recruiting disabled people. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information about the role and person specification.
Closing date for applications is 06 April 2025.
First round interviews are expected to take place on 15 or 16 April 2025.
Second round interviews are expected to take place on 28 April 2025.
What we offer
Your Salary
* A salary of £30,307 per annum, plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.
Your Benefits
* 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days.
* Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
* Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
* Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
* Opportunity to join the Civil Service Sports & Social Club.
* Age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.