Personal Assistant

Manchester
2 weeks ago
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Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Manchester

Salary: £28,862 - £32,324

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

The Role:

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and highly motivated Personal Assistant to join our team at the NHD. As a Personal Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the functions of the Executive and UKHCDO.

We have an exciting full-time opportunity available for an experienced and promising Personal Assistant to support our Executive of the UKHCDO Charity at the National Haemophilia Database (NHD), where you will play a key role in being the first point of contact for the Chairperson and providing direct support to their work as in their Chairperson role and that of the Executive, UKHCDO and its membership.

The (NHD) is a register of people in the UK with all types of bleeding disorders started in 1969. Its purpose is to study the complete national cohort of patients with these conditions and improve the care of people with bleeding disorders. The database is held within the NHS and managed by the UK Haemophilia Centre Doctors' Organisation (UKHCDO) which is an association of medical practitioners who work within the NHS Haemophilia Centre's of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Wales and have an interest in the care of people with Haemophilia or other inherited bleeding disorders.

The NHD has the richest data store for bleeding disorders in the world and are investing heavily in the infrastructure required to enhance the processing, accessibility and surfacing of that data.

You would be working with the UKs best clinical, scientific, and statistical capabilities in this sector, whilst providing direct assistance to the Chairperson and UKHCDO. Would you enjoy being part of an NHD team that values, recognises, and celebrates staff members, their skills, and contributions? Could you play an invaluable part in a team to provide a high-level service to the NHS, work in partnership with the pharmaceutical sector who research and produce the current and future products for people with bleeding disorders, and ultimately, working with these partners, improve the lives of people with bleeding disorders? If yes, the National Haemophilia Database is the place for you.

Responsibilities:

Handling and responding to all correspondence including phone calls, emails and letters
Scheduling appointments and organising diary entries.
Setting reminders for meetings, appointments and other important tasks.
Making travel and hotel arrangements.
Planning conferences, workshops, seminars and other events.
Taking notes at meetings, preparing the minutes and subsequently distributing to all participants
Liaising with other members of staff and external parties.At NHD we recognise our employees' contribution and in return for your hard work and commitment UKHCDO / NHD can offer you some fantastic benefits:

Competitive salary
Highly competitive contributory pension scheme with company contributions
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (+ 8 general and public holidays)
Support for qualification development opportunities
Flexible / hybrid working options to maintain work life balance
Peninsula Employee Assistance programme
Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Life Assurance 2 x salary
Modern office facilities at Salford Quays
A relaxed and friendly office environment
Parking on site
Main tram and bus routes stop outside office and connect to main railway hub stations.
And of course, you will be involved in high profile work providing professional development and ability to significantly impact on health and care services.Sounds great, doesn't it?

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: PA, Personal Assistant, EA to Associate, PA to Associate, EA to Partner, PA to Partner, Office Assistant, Business Administrator, Executive Assistant, Business Assistant, Secretary may also be considered for this role

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