Personal Assistant – Premier League Football Club

PERSONAL ASSISTANT – Premier League Football Club

Central London £33,000-£39,000 DOE

A leading London based Premier League Football Club is looking for a Personal Assistant to provide administrative and secretarial support to the Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial Director.

The successful candidate will have significant and demonstrable experience acting as a PA at Director/Executive level within a commercial environment, ideally from an advertising, marketing, sports or entertainment background.

What you’ll be doing…

Overseeing and managing the diaries for the Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial Director; planning and scheduling appointments, conference calls and meetings (in some cases across time zones), as appropriate
Ensuring all room bookings, technical, catering and hospitality requirements are arranged for meetings and engagements, as appropriate
Ensuring the Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial Director are prepared for meetings and are provided with the appropriate briefing notes, agendas, reports etc
Managing UK and overseas travel arrangements, which includes planning and producing itineraries, booking flights, transfers and accommodation
Processing and submitting expense claims and invoice payments, maintaining proper records
Sorting the daily post; screening e-mails, on behalf of the Chief Commercial Officer and Commercial Director, marking all urgent/critical messages for their immediate attention
Preparing relevant papers and correspondence to agreed deadlines; drafting and formatting briefings, presentations and reports, which may include undertaking research
Maintaining an efficient filing system; organising confidential and other sensitive information, keeping files up-to-date and archiving as appropriate

What you need for this position…

Proven experience of minute taking
Extensive diary management experience
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Ability to be decisive and work under pressure
A methodical approach to work with a strong focus on accuracy and quality
To be dynamic and able to work in a fast paced and demanding environment
To be able to demonstrate excellent client/customer facing skills
To be able to interact positively at all levels within the Club and a good team player

Astute Technical Recruitment / AstuteJobs are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK.