This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract and can be a full or part time role.
We’re Together. For over 50 years, we’ve helped thousands of people, businesses and professionals unlock their property ambitions with our common-sense approach to lending.
That means we take the time to understand our customers and find a property finance solution that works for them. Our door is always open, so we can often help when other lenders can’t or won’t.
Our large product suite of mortgages and secured loans gives us the flexibility to help in a wide range of specialist lending scenarios, including residential mortgages, short-term finance, buy-to-let, commercial and semi-commercial mortgages and loans, auction finance and development funding.
Based in Cheadle, Cheshire, our 750 colleagues use their expertise and industry knowledge to help our customers throughout the UK, backed by the power of a £7 billion loan book.
Job Description
As a Personal Assistant, you will provide high level administrative support to the PF & COO Office to ensure the efficient running of both business areas. You will support the Executive Assistant to the CEO of Personal Finance and cover periods of absence, managing workload collaboratively.
As an Personal Assistant, we are looking for someone to:
* Providing comprehensive assistance to the Directors in an extremely fast paced environment
* Understand priorities, reorganising workload and tasks accordingly to ensure the Directors’ time is maximised
* Co-ordinating and managing the Directors’ diaries, managing time effectively and intelligently, using initiative to prioritise urgent matters to ensure the smooth, timely and professional running of the business area at all times
* Managing and organising Directors’ travel and accommodation
* Preparation of agendas/papers/presentations for Committee meetings
* Meeting and greeting visitors and making arrangements
Qualifications
Essential
* Strong administrative skills - Highly proficient in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Attention to detail with strong time management and organisational skills in order to manage busy schedules/diary
* Self-motivated with a proactive approach
* Ability to problem solve
* Stakeholder management – ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
Additional Information
Benefits working at Together
* 26 days holiday, and a day off for your birthday (increasing with service to 30 days), plus bank holidays
* Buy & sell holidays
* Discretionary annual bonus
* Matched pension contribution
* Life assurance
* Critical illness cover
* Health cash plan
* Private medical insurance
* Free access to company holiday homes
* Travel season ticket loans
* Ride to work scheme
* Free local gym access
* Local bar / restaurant discounts
Together embraces diversity and inclusion, and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference – we celebrate it, support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills.
We care that you have a great experience with us at Together, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know and we’ll do all we can.
Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference, financial and criminal record checks.