Overview
Salary: £14-£16 per hour dependant on experience
Hours: 32 hours per week
Are you the person who loves creating order from chaos?
Do you get genuine satisfaction from being three steps ahead?
Can you spot a problem before anyone else even knows it's coming?
If so, keep reading.
Sunshine Support is one of the UK's leading SEND consultancies, supporting thousands of families, schools and professionals every year through advocacy, consultancy, training, events and education.
We're looking for an exceptional Personal Assistant to support our Founder and MD, Chrissa Wadlow.
This isn't a traditional PA role.
You'll be supporting a highly creative, fast-moving CEO with ADHD who works across public speaking, media, events, content creation, strategy, leadership and business development.
Your role is not simply to manage a diary.
Your role is to help create the structure, organisation and preparation that allows the CEO to perform at her best.
No two days will look the same.
One day you might be preparing briefing packs for a keynote speech.
The next you could be coordinating a major event, chasing actions from senior leaders, helping prepare scripts for filming, or accompanying the CEO to an external speaking engagement.
Responsibilities
- Managing a complex diary
- Protecting focus time and strategic planning time
- Preparing agendas and briefing packs
- Coordinating meetings and follow-up actions
- Supporting projects across the business
- Researching and gathering information
- Supporting content and event planning
- Liaising with stakeholders on behalf of the CEO
- Coordinating travel and logistics
- Providing support at external events and speaking engagements
You'll thrive in this role if you:
- Love organisation
- Think ahead naturally
- Enjoy solving problems
- Stay calm under pressure
- Have exceptional attention to detail
- Communicate confidently and professionally
- Take pride in helping others succeed
Important
This role includes occasional travel and overnight stays to support the CEO at conferences, events and speaking engagements.
What you'll get
- A genuinely varied role
- The opportunity to work closely with the CEO
- Exposure to every area of a growing organisation
- Opportunities for progression
- A supportive and ambitious team
- The chance to make a real difference to families across the UK
If you're looking for a role where you can become a trusted right hand, we'd love to hear from you.
If you are interested, please complete our internal application form Personal Assistant - Application – Fill in form
Pay: £14.00-£16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
