Business Manager and PA to the Director of Estate Development

Hours per week: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract Type: Open ended

We are looking for an experienced, diligent, proactive and engaging Business Manager and PA to the Director of Estate Development to join our Estates Business Services Team. The successful candidate will provide executive level of management support; line manage, coach and develop a small team of Business Support Coordinators and Management Assistants and build resilient line of support to the wider senior management team and Estates Department.

The Opportunity: 

The Estates Business Services Team provides a fully integrated range of professional support services to the Estates Department. The team is responsible for services including governance and policy; records, data and information management; administrative business support; communications, and IT and systems.

The post holder will provide a high quality, efficient, flexible and professional business support to the Development Team within the Estates Department whilst providing individual support to the Director of Estates Development. The post holder will manage a small support team that offers a range of business services to the wider department, such as: administrative processes, updating information systems, managing records and databases, following financial processes and procedures and coordinating a variety of meetings.

This is a hybrid position where the post holder can alternate time between both home and office. Colleagues are expected to work from the office 2-3 days a week (in agreement with the line manager and in line with business needs.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• Relevant PA and management support experience 
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills 
• Experience of team management and development 
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills 
• High level of perceptiveness and proactiveness, ability to handle unforeseen circumstances in a calm and professional manner 
• Enthusiastic about defining requirements and implementing systems/solutions 
• Ability to work on own initiative as well as a part of a wider team 

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