Role: Personal Assistant
Salary/Rate: £30-33 per hour inside IR35
Location: Hybrid London
Contract Duration: until Jan 2026
We are currently looking for a Personal Assistant for our government client.
This Personal Assistant role is hybrid, based between 2 days per week on site in central London and the remainder of the week working remotely.
The contract for the Personal Assistant position is until 30/01/2026, with potential to extend, operating inside IR35.
Security Clearance: Security Check ("SC Clearance")
This role is inside IR35 - Due to the service of the role, it will now be based on an Umbrella solution.
Essential skills/experience required:
- OneNote & SharePoint experience required.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise (often operating to tight deadlines).
- A proven and active team player, willing to help others to achieve results, with the ability to work independently and on your own initiative.
- Act as the first port of call for external stakeholders engaged in working activities with the Heads of Division.
- Organise key meetings/conference calls with external stakeholders, both domestically and internationally.
- Flexibility and the desire and confidence to get things done with a proactive approach.
- Arrange team meetings, initiate agendas, and ensure papers are added to OneNote and ready when required.
- Arrange Head of Division and team travel, prepare itineraries etc and process all related expenses.
- Cover other RD Head of Division (HoD) PAs in their absence.
Role/responsibilities:
- Provide dedicated secretarial and administrative support to the Head of Division (HoD) and Senior Managers
- Deliver general administrative assistance across the Division
- Operate in a fast-paced environment with a strong team support ethos
- Offer cover for other Scale I PAs, including support to the RD Director
- Perform both secretarial and non-secretarial duties as needed
- Contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
- Benefit from flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance
If you are interested in the above role, please click Apply Now and send a CV for quick review.
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Circle and our Client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Our client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, they guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where they have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, they will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify, please notify us on igs [at] circlerecruitment [dot] com. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your guaranteed interview.
Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a better way for us to communicate, please do let us know.
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