End Date
Thursday 23 March 2023
Salary Range
£30,676 - £36,090
Agile Working Options
Hybrid Working
Job Description Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join People and Places as the Personal Assistant to the newly appointed Culture & Leadership Director and another Executive / Head of in People and Places. The Culture & Leadership team focus on activating the culture which we aspire to have through our leaders and Culture programmes, bringing together all listening activity into one place and creating a performance culture
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join People and Places as the Personal Assistant to the newly appointed Culture & Leadership Director and another Executive / Head of in People and Places. The Culture & Leadership team focus on activating the culture which we aspire to have through our leaders and Culture programmes, bringing together all listening activity into one place and creating a performance culture
The PA role will organise the activities of the Culture & Leadership Director and another Executive / Head of, to enable them to maximise their contribution to the business. The successful candidate will be required to primarily support with diary management, but also be expected to support in a range of administrative tasks, supporting management of cross-divisional relationships as well as co-ordinating activities alongside the Culture & Leadership Director’s Executive Assistant.
What you’ll be doing:
- Manage diaries to achieve optimum time effectiveness
- Performing standard administrative tasks (e.g. time, expenses, requisitions)
- Using the full functionality of standard office software as required, good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365
- Support with other administration tasks, such as booking travel and arranging larger meetings/hospitality
- Planning and prioritising days through effective diary management using your own initiative and judgement from knowledge of key issues
- Engage with senior partners within the team and outside, clarifying requirements to support decisions
Who we’re looking for:
- You'll be a self-motivated and proactive teammate who has an eye on the bigger picture but can apply laser focus to ensure delivery. You're up for the challenge of working on a large, dynamic programme that will drive significant change across our business.
Essential Skills
- Action-oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Interpersonal Skills: Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Demonstrates sensitivity in highly visible situations, representing the organisation with poise and polish.
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Judgement & decision-making: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organisation moving forward. Pushes for the use of sound logic and data when making organisation-wide decisions.
- Continuous Improvement: Dedicated and positive attitude towards continuous improvement and driving change
Desirable Skills and Knowledge
- Relationship-Management: Using a deep commercial understanding, emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills, you’ll develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of people, including the most senior leaders.
- Influences: You’ll gain the support and commitment of others and create enthusiasm by building a compelling case, sharing it often and energetically to secure wide support.
- Solving Complex Problems: You’ll thrive off assembling many pieces of information/data into a cohesive and sophisticated understanding of complex issues.
- Collaboration: Takes initiative to build and promote a culture of collaboration and of open, fearless communication across the organisation.
What can we offer you in return?
It is a very exciting time to join us! Together we'll continue our market leading, ground breaking transformation and you'll help us realise the Group's vision to be the Best Bank for Customers. Here, you'll grow as a person and develop your career.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive;
- Discretionary bonus and share plans
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension, where we'll give you up to a max of 15%
- 22 days leave plus bank holidays
- A flexible cash pot (4% of your base salary) to spend on benefits
You'll enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.
We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.