Personal Assistant- 12 Months Fixed Term Contract - Manchester, United Kingdom - Arup

Arup
Arup
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Manchester, United Kingdom

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Personal Assistant 12 months Fixed term contract, Manchester

Why Arup?
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of designers, consultants and experts working globally.

Founded to be humane and excellent, we collaborate with our clients and partners using imagination, technology, and rigour to shape a better world.


The Opportunity


An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Manchester office for an experienced Personal Assistant (PA) to provide maternity leave cover to support two of Arup's Directors within our Northwest and Yorkshire (NW&Y) Geography Advisory team.

This key role requires someone with robust experience supporting highly motivated Leaders.

A discreet nature, initiative, individual awareness and influencing skills together with excellent communication, planning and organisational capabilities would be key attributes required for this position.


This is a vital role in helping to develop, plan and deliver their strategy for Arup as well as providing day-to-day administrative support.

This role will suit an experienced PA and will enable the post holder to play a critical part in meeting broader business objectives.


The PA will develop a good understanding of how the business works, supporting the Leaders in meeting their ambitious agendas, managing a busy and fast-moving diary, requiring you to be organised, proactive and assertive whilst working in a calm and approachable way.

This is a full-time temporary role (maternity leave).


Is this role right for you?

We are looking for people who:

  • Possess previous experience at leadership level and a proven record of excellent PA skills
  • Will be poised when working under pressure, while maintaining a sense of humour
  • Are selfmotivated and able to work independently, with the ability to manage their own workload
  • Have excellent computer and digital skills and indepth knowledge of relevant software such as MS Office Suite and Teams, and have a good comprehension of Excel and Powerpoint. Some knowledge of using CRM would be helpful but training will be provided. Use of other digital software such as Miro, Whiteboard, Trello, etc would all be highly beneficial.
  • Have an ability to work and function effectively as an integral part of the Business Operations team as well as the wider Geographical teams, in addition to being able to initiate and drive projects on your own with mínimal supervision.

Rewards and Benefits


We care about you and want you to perform at your best, which is why we offer one of the most competitive benefits packages in our sector.


As a member organisation, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm's financial performance).

We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover.

In addition, you'll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.


Different people, shared values.
At Arup, we believe when talented people collaborate, great things are possible. Arup hires people with proven skills and open minds.

We are taking deliberate action to create an inclusive culture that is grounded in our purpose to shape a better world.


At Arup, we appreciate that everyone's circumstances are different and having the freedom to flex the way we work is essential to our wellbeing.

If flexibility matters to you let us know when you apply, and we will discuss how this could work in your role.


Our Application Process
To understand what to expect next, please visit our UK Application Process page.


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