PA to CEO and Secretary to the Board

Job Title: PA to CEO and Secretary to the Board
Ref: PASECB435
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week. Work pattern to be agreed upon appointment with flexibility required to accommodate Board and Sub-Committee meetings.
Salary: £29,900 pro-rata, per annum, actual salary £18,182 per annum.
Location: The role is offered on a hybrid basis with attendance at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre 1-2 days per week.

About Us

Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)

Penny Brohn UK helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.

The role

Working to support the CEO and Board of Trustees, this is a key role within the charity and we are looking for someone who is highly organised and enjoys the challenges of providing effective support, administration and governance at a senior level.

The individual we are looking for will:

• Have previous office management experience at Board level or within a charitable environment. They will be used to providing administration for meetings including the preparation and distribution of reports, agendas and papers in a timely manner along with the production of minutes.
• Be able to demonstrate good communication, in particular, concise and creative written communication as well as strong verbal skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative and without supervision. They will be used to managing and prioritising their own workload as well as meeting demanding timescales and conflicting priorities.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the needs of the charity, the CEO and the Board of Trustees along with offering a wholehearted commitment to the vision and values of Penny Brohn UK.

This role is offered at 22.5 hours per week with a minimum of 1 day per week working in the Penny Brohn UK National Centre in Pill on the outskirts of Bristol. Due to the nature of the role, flexibility will be required in regard to the agreed work pattern in order to attend the Board and sub-committee meetings.

Board meetings - are held in person once per quarter and take place between 9am - 4pm on a Friday at the charity s National Centre in Pill.

Sub-committee meetings are held via Teams and can vary between 3-5 meetings per month and take place across the week.

All meetings are planned well in advance and Board and Sub-Committee meetings are not held during school holidays.

In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:

• 30 days holiday pro-rata plus 8 bank holidays pro-rata
• Beautiful workspace in a semi-rural location on the outskirts of Bristol with free onsite parking
• Subsidised lunch, freshly prepared onsite in the Penny Brohn kitchen
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Enhanced sick pay after six month s service
• Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension scheme
• Free Life Assurance
• Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
• Specsavers Corporate eyecare test
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to subsidised wellbeing at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre

Timetable for appointment

Closing date: Monday 20 January at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 23 January and Friday 24 January
Start date: As soon as possible

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

No agencies please.