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Lucy Walker Recruitment Ltd
Posted 13 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking an experienced Personal Assistant for a fast-paced role supporting senior leaders at a prestigious firm in Leeds.
  • The position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in a high-level PA or EA role and offers a salary of £30,000 to £40,000 per year.
  • This hybrid role involves three days in the office and two days working from home, providing a strong work-life balance.
  • Key responsibilities include inbox and diary management, meeting administration, event coordination, and project support.
  • The ideal candidate is proactive, a strong communicator, and has experience in event and project management.

Are you an experienced Personal Assistant looking for a fast-paced, high-level role? We are recruiting for a highly organised and proactive PA to provide essential support to senior leaders within a prestigious and award-winning firm based in Leeds. This hybrid role offers three days in the office and two days working from home.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to work within a well-established organisation that values its people. With an exceptional reputation and a strong culture of professional growth, the firm has been recognised for its world-class employee engagement.

Benefits include:

  • Buy/sell holiday scheme
  • Birthday off
  • Profit share scheme
  • Medical cash plan
  • 6% company pension contribution
  • Volunteer days

The Role:

This PA position is split across two key stakeholders:

  • 70% PA support to a Senior Partner - a top biller and leader of the highest-performing team in the firm. They require a PA who is highly proactive, anticipates needs, and takes full ownership of tasks.
  • 30% PA support to a Partner who leads a team of multiple Partners and is frequently out at events and client meetings, requiring a PA who can provide consistent, reactive support while ensuring seamless diary and inbox management.
  • This role also includes some project support for other Partners within the team

Key Responsibilities:

  • Inbox Management: Highly proactive email management for the Senior Partner, filtering and flagging key priorities. Managing a high volume of less critical emails for the other Partner.
  • Diary Management: Extensive calendar coordination, scheduling meetings, handling conflicts, and ensuring senior leaders are prepared.
  • Meeting Administration: Minute-taking for key project meetings, tracking action items, and ensuring follow-ups.
  • Event Planning & Coordination: Supporting team events, awards, and major corporate events with full logistical oversight.
  • Business Development & Marketing Support: Managing BD trackers, ensuring follow-ups, scheduling client meetings, and coordinating materials.
  • Team Management Support: Scheduling 1:1s, new starter lunches, annual reviews, and maintaining People HR system records.
  • Project Support: Driving project progress through action tracking, reminders, and proactive support.
  • Travel & Expenses: Arranging travel, accommodation, and expense management.

The Right Candidate:

  • Direct and confident: Must be comfortable working with high expectations and a fast-paced environment.
  • Critical thinker: Able to anticipate needs, solve problems, and take initiative without hand-holding.
  • Highly proactive: We are looking for a PA that is solutions focused without needing lots of day-to-day guidance
  • Strong communicator: Able to balance different stakeholder needs, from high-energy demands to a more traditional approach.
  • Event and project management experience: Strong attention to detail and the ability to coordinate large-scale events.
  • Fast-paced and adaptable: Experience working at speed in a demanding, high-level PA or EA role.

If your skills and experience fit the above specific criteria, please forward your CV to us immediately to be considered.

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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.