PA to Directorate

ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected.

We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below.

We’re currently looking for a PA, on a full time, permanent basis.

This position involves working across the People & Transformation Directorate, based from our Glasgow office, with hybrid / remote working available.

The job

Reporting to the Director, Transformation, on a day-to-day basis, you’ll be involved in the following:

• Providing a range of PA activities to support the People & Transformation Directorate Leadership Team including, but not limited to; diary management, co-ordination of meeting arrangements and active prioritisation of inboxes to ensure key activities are actioned timeously
• Preparing documentation for the Directorate Leadership Team including, drafting briefings, presentations, correspondence and collation of reports and papers, liaising with teams across ACCA to source content as required
• Co-ordinating meetings, including preparing agendas, booking meeting rooms, collating papers, creating, distributing and updating action trackers and meeting minutes
• Organising Directorate wide events and ad-hoc internal and external events as appropriate
• Providing internal communications and teams channels support across the Directorate, giving guidance to the Directorate Leadership Team on how to best utilise the range of digital communication channels available.

The person

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has demonstrable experience of working within a PA role
• Has excellent organisational and planning skills with the ability to handle large volumes of work in a busy and demanding environment 
• Demonstrates a high level of attention to detail
• Has excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Has proficient IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, M365 and Teams
• Is a proactive team player with the ability to work flexibly and show initiative
• Has strong interpersonal skills with the credibility and confidence to deal with people at all levels both internal and external to the organisation
• Demonstrates a high level of discretion, diplomacy and judgement to manage confidential and sensitive material.

Our Benefits

We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme.

We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees.

Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform.

We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.

Interested in this role? Please click Apply to submit your application.