Personal Assistant - Business Support TeamThe Role
We are looking for an organised and proactive Personal Assistant to provide administrative support to a team of consultants.The role will include:

• Complex diary and meeting management
• Planning and coordinating client visits
• Managing administrative workflows and documentation
• Supporting the wider Business Support Team
• Helping with the smooth day-to-day running of the office

Key Responsibilities

• Manage diaries and meeting schedules for nominated consultants
• Arrange internal meetings, client appointments and visits
• Respond promptly to meeting and diary requests
• Book business travel, including:
  • Flights
  • Transport
  • Hotels and accommodation
• Maintain work logs, task lists and project trackers
• Monitor workflow and follow up on outstanding actions
• Communicate delays or issues and track work through to completion
• Produce, proofread and format:
  • Reports
  • Presentations
  • Risk assessments
  • Audits and other business documents
• Monitor consultant emails and respond where appropriate
• Liaise professionally with clients and business contacts
• Coordinate meetings, visits, work delivery and report schedules
• Maintain accurate electronic filing systems
• Process consultant expenses and relevant client expenses
• Support invoicing administration
• Assist with client fee and time reviews
• Provide general administrative support to colleagues and the wider team
• Build positive working relationships across the business

Skills & ExperiencePrevious experience in an administrative, PA, secretarial or business support role would be beneficial.You should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong diary management skills
• Excellent organisation and time management
• Ability to prioritise a busy workload
• Proactive approach to planning and administration
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent proofreading and document formatting skills
• Confident written and verbal communication
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Professional approach when dealing with clients and colleagues
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office / Microsoft 365
• Good standard of English and Maths

I've also removed the assessment centre references and internal development-plan wording, as these read more like internal HR requirements than candidate-facing information. The result is shorter, easier to scan and puts the emphasis on the PA/admin responsibilities.

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