Personal Assistant Location, London HQ with hybrid working 35 hours per week, permanent Salary range per annum: £36,705-£41,466* (plus London weighting as applicable) The Royal College of Nursing is the largest professional body and trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK, with close to half a million members, all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. This is an opportunity to join the team. As a Personal Assistant to the UK Deputy Chief Nurse, you will provide a first class professional, confidential and comprehensive service. You will provide secretarial and administrative services, managing a diverse range of contacts across the UK and internationally, organising meetings, preparing itineraries, co-ordinating diaries and managing a range of office systems and processes. It is a diverse role, full of possibilities and offers the opportunity to build on your skills and experience and develop your potential. To join us you’ll need a Degree in Business Administration, experience of working as a Personal Assistant or in an administrative support or secretarial role at senior management/Director level as well as excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible. What we offer you We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages. *We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary. What we deliver for our members is wide and varied so when it comes to how we work one size doesn’t fit all. We also know that to empower our people to do their best work, they must be able to balance the demands of work and home. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. This role requires the postholder to be in the office as well as the opportunity to work from homme for some days, in alignment with our hybrid working core principles. You can find out more by having a discussion with the recruiting manager. Our selection process Please submit a CV and answer the supporting questions demonstrating how you meet the criteria for this role. You may not be shortlisted if you don’t. Please ensure your CV is in a simple format with minimal tables and sections. Any identifying information in your application will automatically be anonymised for shortlisting purposes. We want your experience applying for a job with us to be the best it can be. We may hold our interviews and assessments in person or by video call. If you foresee any problems, please let us know. As a proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme we actively encourage applications from people with disabilities. Contact details For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Lynn Woolsey, UK Deputy Chief Nurse at [email protected] For more information about the recruitment and selection process please contact [email protected] Opening date: 04 April 2024 Closing date: 11.59 on 21 April 2024 Assessment & interview date: to be confirmed