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Executive Assistant/ Personal Assistant

Pertemps Newcastle & Gateshead
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 10 days
Location

Durham, Durham DH1 5UL, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • We are recruiting for a Personal Assistant/Executive Assistant to support the Executive Board of Northumbrian Water in Durham, with potential travel to Essex and Suffolk.
  • This is a 12-week temporary position, with the possibility of permanent opportunities thereafter.
  • Candidates should have extensive experience as a Personal Assistant at a senior level, with a focus on diary management, travel coordination, and administrative support.
  • The role offers a salary of £30,000 per year, reflecting the level of responsibility and expertise required.
  • Key responsibilities include managing diaries, organizing travel, and ensuring effective communication with stakeholders.
Working in partnership with Northumbrian Water we are actively recruiting for a Personal Assistant/Executive Assistant to support their Executive Board with daily  administrative duties, this largely includes diary management and travel organisation.This role is a 12 week temporary position however, there is possibility of permanent opportunities one in the role.This role is based in Durham however there may be occasional travel to Essex and Suffolk sites.Duties include;
  • To assist Directors to use their time efficiently, provide accurate, confidential, and proactive secretarial and organisational support.
  • Proactively manage the diary, meeting requests, external visits and speaking engagements and ensure schedules are organised and run smoothly.
  • Co-ordination of travel and accommodation arrangements ensuring sensible use of time and production of detailed and accurate travel itineraries.
  • Undertake inbox management and respond to straightforward queries.
  • Proactive forward planning of diaries and overall workload, highlighting potential issues and pinch-points and suggesting/drafting solutions. Through continual horizon-scanning of the diary ensure Directors have appropriate planning, preparation and strategic thinking time including co-ordination of any required pre-meetings and briefings.
  • Set up of effective systems to ensure meeting and committee papers, performance reviews, training and other key pieces of work are received within the required timeframes.
  • Format and proof-read papers e.g. business and external reports.
  • Ensure adherence to all relevant regulatory rules and guidance applicable to the role, along with collation of and logging of all records including regulatory documentation.
  • Where required, provide secretariat support at directorate level meetings, assist with the organisation of meetings, conferences and other events (for both internal and external attendees).
  • Specific to this Executive Support Assistant role, manage all customer, MP and wider stakeholder correspondence which is received via the executive and liaise with relevant teams and managers to ensure this correspondence is responded to effectively. This may involve the need to talk directly to customers and other stakeholders.
  • As part of a team providing Executive Support, cover for and assist other Executive Support Assistants with tasks such as Board papers, general office administrative systems and a focus on continuous improvement at times of high workload or personal leave.
Essential skills:
  • Extensive and proven Personal Assistant experience working at a senior level with Executives
  • Experienced at interpreting needs and creating effective presentations
  • Experience of working within a team, able to prioritise and manage deadlines
  • Be an advocate for change in the organisation and the new systems and technology that is being introduced to the organisation.
For more information on this position or to submit your CV please contact Angela Sinton on or email

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.