Personal Assistant / PA to Managing Director
Overview of role:
We're seeking a highly adaptable and resourceful Personal Executive Assistant to provide seamless support to the Managing Director of Sureserve Compliance Electrical division and his senior leadership team across both professional and personal spheres. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable managing business priorities and confidential personal matters, ensuring the executive’s time and energy are optimised for maximum impact.
Key Responsibilities:
Business Support
- Manage executive calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders
- Prepare meeting briefs, presentations, reports, and handle correspondence
- Track and follow up on action items to ensure deadlines are met
- Support business projects, research, and document preparation
- Manage expense reports, vendor contracts, and other administrative tasks
- Commercial Decision-Making
Lifestyle & Personal Support
- Coordinate personal appointments (medical, wellness, family, household)
- Oversee personal and family travel arrangements, including itineraries and accommodations
- Manage household staff, vendors, and service providers as needed
- Handle personal errands such as reservations, shopping, event coordination, and gift sourcing
- Assist with personal financial tasks (bill payments, budget tracking, reimbursements)
Travel & Event Management
- Arrange complex domestic and international travel for both business and personal purposes
- Ensure smooth logistics from flights to accommodations, transport, and agendas
- Plan, coordinate, and oversee personal and professional events
Education, Experience and Qualifications:
- Proven practical experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or similar role to Senior Leadership Team/MD
- Excellent organisational and multitasking skills with sharp attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication abilities
- Discretion and ability to handle sensitive, confidential information
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and scheduling software
- Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
- Previous experience supporting high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, or executives
- Experience managing both corporate tasks and lifestyle/household responsibilities
- International travel coordination experience
- Valid UK dicing licence as regular travel between site and MD office will be required
What We Offer:
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your lifestyle whilst working for Sureserve and outside of work, some of these include:
- £30,000-£35,000 depending on experience
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 29 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave, and other family friendly policies such as carer’s leave, neonatal leave, IVF, and assisted conception leave
- Sureserve Benefits Hub, accessing over 1000’s retail discounts
- Virtual GP service, 24/7, 365 days, available for employees and your immediate family
- Employee assistance programme (EAP), available 24/7. 365 days, for employees and your immediate family
- Bike2Work scheme
- EV Car scheme
- Sureserve is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to nurturing a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
Reasonable Adjustments
As part of our commitment to Inclusivity, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process for individuals who may require them. If you feel you need any adjustments, please contact SESM.Careers@Sureserve.co.uk.
Pre-employment Checks
Successful applicants will be subject to eligibility checks with a 3rd party, including the right to work in the UK and DBS checks.
The information given above is intended to provide an understanding and appreciation of the workload of the job and its role within Sureserve. The job description outlines the main purposes in general terms only and is not intended to be prescriptive.
You may be required to carry out other duties in order to commensurate with the post. This will not change the character or purpose of the post but will be necessary to maintain high standards of business practice. The post-holder will be expected to participate in developing Sureserve Quality Standards.
This job description, through Business reasons, may be altered from time to time to meet the changing needs of the Company.
- Business
- Sureserve Electrical
- Locations
- Waltham Abbey, Tonbridge
- Yearly salary
- £30,000 - £35,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
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