Personal Assistant to Directors

We are looking for a Personal Assistant to support our  Directors on a 6 months contract.

Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Daily liaison with PAs and senior stakeholders, offering support for other PAs across the business and occasional cover for other PAs

• Undertaking confidential correspondence on behalf of the relevant directors providing a full secretarial support service

• Liaising directly with queries or escalations to the relevant member of the team

• Extensive management of multiple diaries and organisation of meetings including, preparing papers ahead of meetings, ensuring actions are dealt with and general support

• Organise travel arrangements and accommodation

• Support organisation of internal and external conferences; liaising with suppliers, colleagues, external/ internal venues etc.

• Management of expenses and petty cash and invoice approval on PeopleSoft/Oracle

• Monitoring holiday cover throughout Leadership Team

• Prepare documents ahead of meetings and general communication; formatting, sense checking, mock up slides from written notes

We’ve built an incredibly diverse business, and we’re working hard to make sure we truly represent the communities we serve. One of the best things about working with so many different people is having the opportunity to listen, learn and connect with lots of different views, perspectives and beliefs. For this role, we’re looking for someone who has:

• Significant experience as a PA and experience managing external suppliers

• Experience in a large, complex organisation preferred

• Must be technically literate and have a strong working knowledge of Google Mail and G Suite products

• Enthusiasm and drive to deliver results to consistently high standards in a fast paced and demanding environment

• Structured approach and a great eye for detail

• Ability to build supportive, professional relationships with stakeholders at all levels  

• To work consistently to understand department needs and find ways to improve value and service  

• Experience of collating and analysing information to a high degree of accuracy

• The ability to plan and organise, providing support with efficiency and effectiveness

• 15% colleague discount in our stores and online, plus 10% for a friend/family member

• Annual bonus scheme 

• Generous holiday entitlement 

• 4.5 day working week* with flexible working hours

• A range of family friendly policies including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Neonatal and Fertility leave

• Company pension contributions

• Private healthcare

• Perks with over 850 retailers 

We're Foodmakers and Shopkeepers and together, we make Morrisons. We’re the only UK retailer with our own manufacturing business spread across 18 sites, not to mention nearly 500 stores, we’ve lots of opportunities for you to play your part. So, whether you want to make the freshest food, sell it, or join us in our head office, we’d love to meet you…