Personal Assistant

Overview:

About the Role

We are looking for an organised and proactive Personal Assistant to support our senior leadership team at Solus. In this role, you’ll ensure efficient scheduling, prioritise engagements, and manage daily administrative tasks, allowing our leaders to focus on strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Calendar & Time Management: Coordinate leaders’ schedules, prioritise meetings, and ensure smooth time management in line with the business needs and priorities making the most effective use of time.
• Event / Meeting Support & Planning: Source venues, negotiate costs, prepare agendas, take minutes, handle correspondence, arrange travel, and create meeting packs.
• Communication & Relationship Management: Act as a key liaison with internal teams and external stakeholders to align schedules and manage expectations. Prioritising incoming correspondence delegating where appropriate in Senior Leaders absence.
• Task & Project Tracking: Track priority projects and actions to ensure deadlines are met and tasks are resolved in a timely manner.
• Budget Tracking: Monitor travel, event budgets and expenses, ensuring cost-effectiveness and adherence to policies and guidelines.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:  

• Organisation: Experience in managing busy calendars and coordinating multiple schedules.
• Communication: Strong skills in liaising with teams and stakeholders both internal and external.
• Attention to Detail: Precise in tracking tasks, actions, and budget needs.
• Confidentiality: Able to manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Problem Solver: Able to solve problems independently pulling on additional appropriate support and advice where required.

Who are Solus and what can they do for you? 

Solus is one of the largest body repair groups in the country, wholly owned by Aviva employing over 1000 expert people across 25 UK locations and have repaired over 700,000 vehicles in the last 15 years.

• Competitive bonus
• Group income protection with access to a GP and medical advice 24 hours per day for yourself and your family
• Our excellent benefits and rewards packages
• Competitive employer matched pension contributions
• Discounts on Aviva products and services
• Savings and benefits schemes
• Discounts and schemes for electric vehicle purchase for all employees
• Holding several main manufacturer approvals – Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Mini, and Volkswagen
• Well known for prestigious award winning in the industry, customer service, apprenticeships, and IT systems fields
• Links with Thatcham to get the best products and training here in the UK
• We have a variety of locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you.
• We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? We are inclusive – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are looking for individuals who can grow and support our business and we expect to do the same for you.

We recognise that we can only achieve our vision with the dedication and collaboration of our specialists. This is an excellent time to join a rapidly growing business and help us to shape the future.

Apply Today!

If you’re a detail-focused, efficient professional with a passion for supporting high-level teams, we’d love to hear from you!