Job Title: PA to GEC Member

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 21st March 2024

This role is key to support a member of our Group Executive Committee with Personal Assistance Support to ensure that high standards and confidentiality are maintained at all times and that the professional image of the company is projected in all work completed.

It requires you to work closely with key stakeholders and offers broad and varied work, with exposure to other Group Executive members across the business.

This role will be a great opportunity for an individual who has exceptional organisational skills, and who gets satisfaction from collaborating with others to make a positive impact for colleagues and customers.

About the role

• Provide exceptional Personal Assistant Support to the GEC member
• Act as a key point of contact to GEC Member, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Coordinate travel arrangements, prepare itineraries, and manage expenses in compliance with company policy
• Provide highly effective diary management including the resolution of scheduling conflicts
• Gather, compile and organise key information from various sources, including internal reports, external research and team updates
• Plan, organise and manage events, liaising with appropriate departments and colleagues – including ensuring all relevant documentation is distributed in advance.
• Attend leadership meetings and record and communicate actions and conclusions
• Support efficient email inbox management
• Occasional requirement to produce documents, briefing papers, reports or presentations

About you

• Previous PA experience at a senior level and the gravitas to build relationships and deal effectively with senior managers and Executives
• Ability to build extensive knowledge of the organisation and use this to deal with queries, and problem solve expediently.
• IT literate with strong skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and use of content management tools
• An excellent communicator with exceptional organisation and administration skills
• Track record of working successfully in a complex environment requiring extensive multi- tasking and working capability
• Adaptable, flexible and highly organised, with ability to adapt to changing priorities
• Calm under pressure and capable of thinking on your feet
• A self-starter, who is empowered to find the best way to fulfil actions or solve problems

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.