PA to Operations Director

PA to Operations Director – Excellent Benefits!
First Wessex is a Hampshire-based housing association providing homes and services to local communities throughout Hampshire and parts of Surrey. We pride ourselves on working closely with residents and surrounding communities to make sure we deliver high quality homes and services. We manage and maintain around 20,500 affordable homes for rent or purchase and currently develop in excess of 300 new homes each year.
First Wessex staff play a critical role in the success of the business. It is our people who innovate, develop relationships with our stakeholders, promote our identity, deliver our services and find new ways to improve efficiency and productivity. Organisations with superior workforces are the most successful and at First Wessex we aim to attract, develop and retain the very best people to carry out the work required through our professionalism, knowledge and ability to work effectively with our customers and stakeholders.

We currently have an exciting opportunity within our Operations team for an Operations Director per year. This role is based in Aldershot and will be a full time role working 37 hours per week. The annual salary is £33,833per annum plus some fantastic benefits!

The PA position will be responsible for:
• providing a comprehensive PA service for the Director and assisting in providing support to Board Members and the Company Secretary function.
• providing PA support to the Director within a busy organisation, ensuring the Director can work to maximum effect.
• assisting in ensuring that Board and Committee papers and agendas are prepared, circulated and issued in line with the Board & Committee Timetable.
• Be first point of contact for internal and external customers. Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally.
• being first point of contact for internal and external customers. Building and sustaining effective working relationships both internally and externally.
• providing a full administrative service to the line manager and Boards, Committees and specific internal meetings.
• project Management
• coordinating with Complaints Team on customer complaints including MP and Councillors in accordance with current guidelines.

The ideal candidate:
• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• RSAII in Word Processing or equivalent.
• Audio Typing at approximately 40 words per minute.
• Copy Typing at approximately 60 words per minute
• Previous experience of providing PA, secretarial or high level administrative support to an individual or team.
• Experience of taking minutes of complex meetings
• Advance knowledge of:
o Outlook – including email and diary management.
o Word – including the use of outline numbering and tables.
o Excel – including producing charts and graphs.
o PowerPoint.
o Audio Typing equipment.
• Able to travel independently and effectively throughout the company’s area of operation

Don’t miss this great opportunity, on our website!

First Wessex employees enjoy excellent benefits such as:
• Private Medical
• Defined Contribution Pension
• Flexible Working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Enhanced Annual Leave
• Paid Sick Leave
• Childcare Vouchers
• Discounts
• Excellent training and development

and many more!

For additional information about working at First Wessex please visit our Careers site.

In line with the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act, all applicants will be expected to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK if invited to interview.