Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £31,339 to £35,892 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, London, SW1W 0SR |
| Company: | SSE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 548762_1712128928 |
Summary
SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £20.5 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.
Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.
About the RoleBase Location: Flexible, however our preference is that you will be based in one of our key UK or Ireland sites, which includes but is not limited to London, Reading, Havant, Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness, Belfast or Dublin.
Salary: £31,339- £35,892 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
Are you a motivated and highly organised individual seeking an exciting opportunity as a Personal Assistant? We have an excellent opportunity to join our Corporate Finance team, providing seamless administrative support to two Directors and the wider team. This is a varied and interesting role where youll have the chance to interact with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a fast-paced environment. The main responsibilities of the role include:
- Diary management, prioritising meetings, making travel arrangements, and preparing agendas.
- Monitoring emails, using judgement and discretion to ensure they are dealt with appropriately.
- Efficient organisation of external meetings, managing external stakeholders, and making any other necessary arrangements to ensure meetings run smoothly.
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required, such as raising purchase orders, covering for other team members, or providing wider departmental support.
What do I need?To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:
- Outstanding attention to detail along with experience of providing seamless administrative support to senior stakeholders, in a similar role. Able to demonstrate reliability, discretion, and an understanding of confidential issues.
- Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, manage schedules, and keep calm in a fast paced and changing environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to provide outstanding customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience of influencing and interacting with stakeholders at a senior level.
- Excellent working knowledge of Office 365 suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience of producing high quality presentations.
About our BusinessOur SSE Finance function has a key part to play in fulfilling SSE's obligations as a UK-listed company, providing expertise and services that can be shared across the SSE Group, and working in partnership with all businesses to provide services tailored to their specific needs. SSE operates in a highly regulated and increasingly competitive environment, and our role is to ensure that we gather, compile, analyse and recommend on the financial strategy for our businesses, identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies and create value for SSE now, and in the future.
What's in it for you?We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
All applications should be made online, and I'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact Louise on 01738 351671.
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.