Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

Location: Canary Wharf, London E14 4PU

• Pay rate: £14.81 per hour
• Full-time: 37 hours per week (7.24 hours per day)
• Assignment: 6 months, with possibility of extension
• Clearance: Basic DBS required (Costs covered by the hiring process)

If you're a confident organiser with a calm, professional approach, this Personal Assistant role is a fantastic opportunity to deliver high-impact executive support in a busy, stakeholder-driven environment. You'll play a key part in helping senior leaders stay focused, make timely decisions, and keep strategic priorities on track.

What you'll be doing:

• Proactively manage senior leaders' diaries, helping ensure priorities are scheduled and delivered
• Handle inbox management and prioritise correspondence, including sensitive matters when required
• Coordinate travel arrangements and manage expenses efficiently
• Prepare, collate and distribute meeting papers so meetings run smoothly and decisions are captured clearly
• Support agenda planning and provide secretariat support for boards and meetings
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on behalf of senior leaders
• Track actions and ensure follow-up activity is completed
• Manage competing priorities and adapt quickly to changing business needs
• Support governance processes to help meetings operate effectively and in line with requirements

What you'll bring:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage appropriately with a wide range of stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving ability and the confidence to remain calm and focused under pressure
• High levels of confidentiality, discretion and professionalism (you'll have access to sensitive diaries and information)
• Strong IT skills, with confidence using Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams
• A proactive, energetic approach, with the ability to work both independently and as a team player

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. If you have not heard from us within 1 week of your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to keep an eye on our current vacancies and welcome applications for any future roles that match your skills and experience.