PA to Service Director

Skills

Person Specification Knowledge, skills and training Essential

• Evidence of self-development or training in administration and/or office practices, including update training on software applications
• Advanced keyboard/touch typing skills
• Excellent Minute taking skills
• Evidence of excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to effectively apply negotiating and influencing skills
• Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy
• Demonstrated ability to analyse situations and to creatively apply resolutions
  

Desirable

• Evidenced continuous professional development record
  

Job specific experience Essential

• Recent previous experience within a comparable role
• Extensive experience of working with senior level staff and in managing confidential issues and matters
• Recent previous experience of working within a customer focused environment
• Recent previous experience of arranging meetings for others and diary management
• Previous experiencing of working within defined secretarial/administrative procedures
• Experience of managing and coordinating complex administrative systems and processes, ensuring that deadlines/due dates are met