Personal Assistant

Salary: £36,000 per year

Personal Assistant – Blackbird Leys, Oxford

Salary Circa: £36,000p.a. (depending on experience)

6 month fixed term contract

Hours = 37pw. Mon – Thurs 9 – 5pm, Friday 9 – 4pm: Flexible Working available

Do you have an interest in working within the charity and mental health sector? One in four people will experience mental ill health in their lifetime, or be close to someone who does. Response Organisation is one of the largest mental health charities in Oxfordshire and has expanded into Berkshire and more recently Buckinghamshire. Response Organisation provides housing and a range of support for people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs.

We are currently looking to recruit a Personal Assistant to the Director of Housing and Property. The overall objective of the role is to provide an executive PA service supporting the work of the Director and to deliver excellent project support to the Director on external and internal projects across the organisation, while driving best practice and compliance to policies.

The duties vary from day to day, and this role will have a mixture of reactive and project work. Some of the core duties within the

department will include:

Ensure the Director is supported to a high administrative professional level. This includes diary management, organising meetings involving the Director (distribution of papers, location, presentations).

Provide support to the Senior Management Team within the Housing Team to assist with project sponsored by the Director

Act as point of contact for enquiries and liaise with various departments, managers and internal and external stakeholders.

Monitoring progress and prioritise workload, including decision logs, action logs and risks.

Support the management, planning and delivery of projects for housing and property. Supporting the delivery of implementation plans in line with the project lead. 

Our main priority for this role is to find someone that can live our values every day of Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational. There are no formal qualifications required for the role, but a business administration qualification would be desirable. Experience of working with directors and project management would be advantageous and we are happy to support your personal development and work to progress your career with us. Our benefits include:

25 days holiday + bank hols

Free parking on site

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Discounted shopping

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidised Gym Membership

Training and Development

Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme

£500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

If this Personal Assistant role sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you!