Personal Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Howden Group Holdings

Howden Group Holdings

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture - one that is controlled by the people who work for it.

Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That's what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities - work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Howden is looking for a Personal Assistant to provide critical administrative support to our Shares & Equity team. You will directly support the Equity Modelling Director as well as the wider team (currently 15 members).

As the team handle confidential information on shareholdings, you should be discrete and able to adapt communications appropriately to the audience.

You will thrive in this role if you are extremely organised, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to form influential relationships quickly.

The ability to adapt priorities to meet business needs and constantly evolving demands are critical, as are accuracy and attention to detail.

Please note this is a permanent, full-time role based in our London office. You will be expected to be onsite 3-4 days per week on average.

Role Responsibilities:

Providing PA and Diary management to the Equity Modelling Director.
Arranging meetings (including collaborating closely with other PAs where required) / booking meeting rooms / providing call details to support the Equity Modelling Director and the wider shares and equity team.
Supporting the Equity Modelling Director in ensuring that the team completes their workstreams on a timely basis.
Taking notes / minutes at meetings and circulating actions.
Support the creation of documents / presentations / paperwork for internal meetings and core documents (e.g. reports) for issuance to other members of the Howden Group, including papers for the Remuneration Committee.
Build and maintain a suite of standard templates for routine matters.
Proof reading and formatting documents prior to finalisation.
Updating project management software for work in progress.
Helping to administer and update any platforms used by the team (currently Diligent Entities, Shareworks and the Shareholder Portal).
Assisting with other workstreams when appropriate.

Role Requirements Attention to detail and able to produce professional, accurate documents which are visually appealing.- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish relationships quickly across the business.- Understand importance of maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times.

Our Culture:
People First

We've travelled far since opening our first office in 1994. Back then we were local experts - based in London, with direct access to the world's biggest insurance market. We're still locals, and we still deliver the right advice and the right insurance to our clients. But now, we're local all over the world.

With 15,000 global colleagues and a partner network spanning more than 100 territories, we are the largest independent insurance broker in the world.

But our values haven't changed since day one, when we set out to create a company grounded in:

An employeeownership model
Aligned external investors
The trust and integrity born of friendship
Expertise
Independence

Our focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of Howden.

Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it.

Our employee ownership model sets us apart in the market. It's created a culture of collaboration and innovation, where we're driven to think bigger and empowered to challenge convention.

Our flat structure and entrepreneurial spirit help us attract the best people and empower them to be the best version of themselves.

And when we bring in and nurture great talent, more follows. That makes us better - and that's better for everyone.

Diversity & Inclusion

Permanent