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Personal Assistant
12‑month contract | £17.54 per hour | Remote (must be based in or near Wales)
37 hours per week

A leading public sector organisation is looking for an experienced Personal Assistant to provide high‑level, confidential support to senior leaders. This is a remote role, but you must be located in or close to Wales to attend occasional in‑person meetings or workshops.

The Role
You will act as Personal Assistant to a senior member of the Executive or Leadership Team, ensuring they can operate effectively and efficiently. You will work as part of a wider business support function, ensuring resilient and flexible support across the directorate. At times, you may also assist other senior leaders depending on business need.

Key Responsibilities

Manage complex diaries, coordinate workflows, arrange travel, and book accommodation.
Provide secretariat support for meetings and boards, including minute‑taking and coordination across directorates.
Build strong working relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, including senior executives, political offices, and partner organisations.
Support governance processes including risk, action, decision and issue logs, recruitment paperwork, and communications.
Coordinate specific corporate or directorate projects and activity.
Research, draft and prepare documents, presentations and briefing material.
Contribute to continuous improvement of processes and administrative systems.
Create and maintain a range of business documents, including financial processing and contract‑related administration.
Supervise workflow of others where required and support the smooth operation of business systems. Skills and Experience Required

Experience in a PA or senior administrative role supporting high‑level managers.
Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to deal professionally with senior stakeholders, including political offices.
High level of organisation with the ability to prioritise, plan and manage your own workload.
Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Strong attention to detail and the ability to draft accurate, professional documents.
Ability to analyse and interpret information to support decisions.
Understanding of business processes and the ability to collate and manage information.
Basic understanding of contracts and contractual requirements