Personal Assistant
Costello Medical, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities: Providing administrative and organisational support to several members of our senior management and leadership teams, offering the best possible service to reduce their administrative burden
• Requirements: No prior experience is required for this role. Instead, we are looking for candidates who posses a range of soft skills like attention to detail, strong communication, organisational skills, customer service, and more
• Salary: 23,500 to 26,000 per annum, depending on your previous experience
• Benefits: Discretionary profit share bonuses, hybrid working options, generous holiday allowance, flexible working hours, employer pension contributions, comprehensive travel insurance, private medical insurance, critical illness cover, income protection, full funding for external training, interest-free travel loan scheme, discounted gym memberships, and more
• Role Type: Full-time, permanent
• Start Date: We are currently recruiting for start dates throughout 2024, including April and May, and you will be asked to state your availability on your application form
• Location: This role is available in ourGlobal Headquarters in Cambridge, as well as our Manchester and Bristol offices

This is an exciting time to join the Costello Medical team as we are growing rapidly, both in the UK and internationally. This growth has been driven by our commitment to delivering exceptional levels of customer service and high-quality work. As a Personal Assistant at Costello Medical, you will provide administrative and organisational support to several members of our senior management and leadership team, helping them manage their tasks, schedules, and daily responsibilities. You will establish yourself as the first point of contact for internal and external queries and requests, on their behalf. You will also provide proactive and reliable support to ease the administrative burden they face.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the diaries of those you support, including scheduling and rearranging meetings, adding important events and project deadlines, arranging meeting rooms, and more
• Minute taking in meetings and assisting in following up on agreed actions afterwards, to support project delivery
• Scheduling events, including researching costs and providing budgets, liaising with venues, and booking facilities
• Assisting with the organisation of both domestic and international travel, as well as preparing itineraries for those you support
• Drafting, and reviewing the accuracy of, documents and presentations
• Contributing to the wider aims of the company, wherever possible
• Copying scientific details between different document types
• Answering telephones and taking messages
• Making purchases and processing expenses
• Proactively identifying additional ways in which the administrative burden on those you support can be lessened

To learn more about a typical day for a Personal Assistant at Costello Medical, please click here:https://www.costellomedical.com/day-in-the-life/personal-assistant.html

We offer many opportunities for personal and professional development at Costello Medical. Please click below to read first-hand accounts from our colleagues about their time with the company: https://www.costellomedical.com/careers/working-at-costello-medical/

Requirements

At Costello Medical, our approach to recruitment focuses on entry-level recruitment and developing talent from within. Our Personal Assistant role is no exception, and we welcome applications from candidates with no prior experience who are looking to make the first step in their career. You will work closely with the wider Personal Assistant team based across the UK and around the globe, receiving continuous on-the-job training, mentorship, and guidance throughout your career. This comprehensive internal training will enable you to quickly take on increasing responsibility in support of your senior colleagues. There will also be fully funded external training opportunities available as you continue to build your career as a Personal Assistant.

Our ideal candidate will be hard-working, motivated, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Most importantly, you will enjoy making a positive difference to the working lives of the managers you support, which will include striving to reduce their administrative burden.

Essential requirements for the role are:

• An excellent level of written accuracy, attention to detail, and the ability to critically review your own work in terms of presentation, style, and content
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to apply these in the way you plan your work and approach tasks. This includes planning your

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