We are recruiting for Personal Assistant to join our Land and Nature Directorate.   

You’ll be a team player who can run with a variety of requests, able to prioritise and use your experience in Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint to complete tasks efficiently and to short deadlines.

As a key member of the Land and Nature Directorate support team, you will pride yourself on delivering first class administrative support.  You’ll be encouraged to learn how each team in our Directorate plays its part and to share your own knowledge and ideas.

Internally this role is known as Business Services Coordinator.   

You'll be working as part of the Business Services Team within the Land and Nature Directorate as well as providing dedicated support. Through our work in the Land and Nature Directorate, we can play our part in helping nature recover, mitigate and be resilient against climate change and ensure our places are cared for and enjoyed by the nation.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend this office as required. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You'll be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

The National Trust is a busy organisation that has a lot going on at all times - you can guarantee that no day is the same, so you’ll have to love variety. As well as supporting a busy Director and day to day operations, you’ll have the chance to support a variety of projects.  

You’ll always champion best practice by sign-posting guidance and providing basic training to the wider team, enabling them to self-serve in areas such as business travel and purchasing.

You’ll be responsible for diary management, keeping things simple and on track, with a flexible approach to managing and anticipating requirements.  You’ll be comfortable organising complex travel itineraries.

You’ll also play your part in supporting more efficient ways of working, smarter travel and our strategic aim to reduce carbon and cost.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached, this is just to provide a full picture of what is possible in this role, we’d love to hear from you if you have:            

• Relevant experience in a Business Support environment
• Experience in diary management
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience as a team player, able to run with a variety of tasks and requests, using your ability to prioritise and plan effectively
• Great attention to detail
• Good IT Skills, including Microsoft office suite

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Tax-free childcare scheme

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• EV car lease scheme 

• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most Trust places

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