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PA to Group Reward Director & Group… at Kingfisher · UK-London
Job Description
PA to Group Reward Director & Group Procurement Director
Overview
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement.
As Personal Assistant, you'll provide proactive support to the Group Reward Director and Group Procurement Director, enabling them to focus on strategic priorities and business delivery.
You'll manage complex diaries, coordinate meetings and travel, prepare presentations and communications, and act as a key point of contact for senior stakeholders across the business. This role requires strong organisational skills, sound judgement, discretion and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.
Working closely with senior leaders, including Board members and Executive Committee colleagues, you'll handle sensitive information with professionalism and build trusted relationships across the organisation.
What's the job?
- Provide comprehensive executive support to the Group Reward Director and Group Procurement Director.
- Proactively manage complex diaries, prioritising appointments and resolving scheduling conflicts.
- Coordinate domestic and international travel, including itineraries, accommodation and expenses.
- Organise meetings, leadership forums, Board and governance activities, including preparing agendas, papers and minutes where required, supporting engagement across business functions and key stakeholders.
- Act as a trusted point of contact for senior stakeholders, building strong relationships and ensuring professional, timely and confidential management of communications.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with Group Procurement and Reward teams, senior leaders, Executive Assistants and external partners, exercising the highest levels of discretion and judgement when managing sensitive governance activities and communications.
- Provide proactive coordination and administrative support to the Directors' leadership teams, including meeting management, action tracking, communications and leadership team activities.
- Support budget administration, purchase orders, invoices and expense processing where required.
- Assist with the coordination of team events, leadership offsites and business-wide communications.
- Maintain confidential records and handle commercially sensitive and personal information with absolute discretion.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve ways of working, simplify administrative processes and increase effectiveness across supported functions.
What you'll bring
- Previous experience providing PA support to senior executives, ideally at Director or Executive level.
- Experience supporting Board or Committee activities and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders, including Non-Executive Directors, is desirable.
- Exceptional organisational and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
- Excellent attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
- High levels of professionalism, integrity, diplomacy and discretion when handling confidential information.
- Advanced technical skills, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Concur, Coupa and Teams.
- Experience coordinating international travel and executive meetings.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple teams.
How We Work
We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating - whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.
We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply - even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.
What We Offer
An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.
We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.
Diversity & Inclusion
Our customers come from all walks of life - and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.
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Options
At Kingfisher we value having a diverse workforce and representing the communities that we serve, and want to ensure that all employees, future employees, and applicants to all Kingfisher companies are treated equally.
If you require any additional support or adjustments to help you make an application or are applying for a UK based position and would like to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please contact us at kingfisher.recruitment@kingfisher.com
or if you wish to find out more about us, including the benefits we offer and our community, sustainability and inclusion projects Visit Kingfisher Careers
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