Personal Assistant to Deputy CEO

Royal Voluntary Service has a new, exciting opportunity available for a Personal Assistant to Deputy CEO to join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis (open to disucssing part-time options), and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £29,498 - £33,712 per annum. This role is homebased with occasional national travel.

About the Personal Assistant to Deputy CEO role:

Our Deputy CEO and Chief of Services, Safeguarding & Volunteering demonstrates the culture and values of Royal Voluntary Service and the Personal Assistant plays a key role in upholding and promoting the vision, values and culture of the organisation. As part of the Expanded Leadership Team, the PA will support the Deputy CEO and work as part of the wider administration team.

The PA will ensure that the Deputy CEO and the CEO office is represented positively with all internal and external stakeholders and works professionally and efficiently. The role holder must be able to exercise discretion and diplomacy at all times, whilst dealing with the complexity and multiple demands made of a busy Deputy CEO. Their ability to prioritise, think independently and make decisions, alongside exemplary organisational skills are critical to the success of the Deputy CEO and wider organisation.

Hours: 35 hours, Monday - Friday (open to disucssing part-time options)

Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
  
  

What you'll bring as our Personal Assistant to Deputy CEO:

Knowledge

• Extensive knowledge of business administration, gained through a relevant qualification or experience
• Willingness to undertake training and development
  
  

Skills

• Resilience and ability to work in a high paced environment
• Exemplary organisation, planning and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills across multiple channels, organisational levels and with multiple stakeholders
• Ability to build personal credibility with stakeholders and colleagues
• Able to achieve desired outcomes through influencing others
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, including strong Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint skills. Ability to learn new software and high level of digital/ IT literacy.
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills and thrives on finding solutions to problems and not afraid to manage conflict
• Evidence of impeccable professional discretion and diplomacy skills
• Proven ability to successfully prioritise multiple work tasks to meet strict deadlines in line with the internal and external customer expectations
• Demonstrable research and analysis skills, with experience of gathering, summarising and presenting information for varying audiences.
• Excellent writing, editing, grammatical, organisational, research and report presentation skills
  
  

Experience

• Proven and recent substantial experience performing varied, complex and confidential support to executive-level directors, ideally working as a Personal Assistant at director level
• Knowledge and experience of general PA/secretarial/administrative processes
• Experience with and a commitment to working with volunteers and/or volunteer led support groups
• Influencing and managing senior stakeholders on behalf of the CEO/Director level roles
• Experience taking minutes for Board and technical meetings requiring an ability to grasp key information from wide-ranging discussions
  
  

Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Personal Assistant to Deputy CEO please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is 25 November 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.