Personal Assistant - Manchester, United Kingdom - BT

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Personal Assistant

Job Req ID:16731
Posting Date:5 Jun 2023
Function:Corporate Functions
Location:Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary:Competitive salary and benefits package
Personal Assistant - Manchester (Hybrid) - Competitive salary and benefits package

As a Personal Assistant for our Property and Facilities Services team you will be responsible for providing high quality and proactive personal assistance support to the MD and Leadership team of P&FS. Taking responsibility for optimising the leaderships time and ensuring the smooth running of day to day activities for the team.
The key for the success of this role will be running an efficient office for the MD and provide support to senior members of the team.
You will be expected to always have a professional approach and a high degree of trustworthiness, discretion and confidentiality.
What's in it for you? What are the benefits?
At BT, we entertain, educate and empower millions of people every single day. We're a brand built on connecting people whether that's friends, family, businesses or communities. Working here, you'll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but more than that you'll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration and inclusivity.

Benefits of working for BT include:

Tailored training and development opportunities to continue to build your career
25 days' annual leave (not including bank holidays)
Pension scheme you contribute 5%, BT contributes 10%
Discounted BT broadband and BT Sport, BT TV and Mobile
Share option schemes
Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes and many more flexible benefits to fit around you

What will the role involve as our Personal Assistant?

Builds a trusted and effective working relationship with the P&FS stakeholder community across BT
Owner of the P&FS Leadership team diaries, with mínimal guidance, strategically coordinates and aligns the diary by exercising judgement and decisionmaking while filtering, prioritising and delegating requests and solving conflicts, with minimum instruction.
Coordinates content and activities, leveraging stakeholder relationships, using experience, and expertise

What are we looking for in our Personal Assistant? You may have a variety of the below;

Confidentiality: diplomacy and discretion in keeping sensitive strategic, commercial and personnel matters confidentiality is paramount
Time Management and Planning: strong skills in planning, organisation and time management, strong grasp of detail, working to deadlines.
Autonomy: ability to work with minimum of instruction, anticipate needs and be a selfstarter are essential
Relationship building: able to present a strong professional front, build strong relationships and develop wide networks internally and externally to exert influence on outcomes, get work done through others, without direct authority

Who are the Corporate Functions?

Corporate Functions help deliver our strategy and plans for growth. We shape and steer the direction of the business by managing our people, finances, shared services and buildings. We also oversee our legal, regulatory and compliance obligations too.
The Property & Facilities Services team are accountable for all aspects of the BT Global property portfolio which includes offices, operational exchanges, data centres, depots and specialist buildings. The portfolio extends to over 8,500 properties across the globe and we provide workplace facilities services to circa 100,000 colleagues globally. The cost of operating the portfolio including cumuli rates is circa £1Bn pa.
How to Apply
So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT
BT is an equal opportunities employer. We're working hard to create an inclusive working environment, where people from all backgrounds can succeed. We want to make sure your recruitment experience is the best it can be so, if you're selected for an interview, please let us know if there's any adjustments we can make that would be helpful for you.