Personal Assistant

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • London

London

211237-en_GB

Life on the team


We are excited to announce we are now looking to hire a PA into our thriving Group Professional Services (GPS) organisation within Computacenter. You will be working closely with two of our senior leaders, our Group Business Solutions Director and our Group Operations Director.


You will engage with a network of other PAs throughout the company and critical functions ensuring the leader and their respective team are as effective as possible in their missions across the group.


You will be forward thinking, highly organised and have a “can do” attitude in this highly dynamic team.


So, who are we?


Group Professional Services encompasses our Engineering, Consultancy and Project Management practices together with our growing Business Solutions portfolio and nearshore/offshore centres. We are made of up of over 4,200 skilled practitioners with deep expertise across core infrastructure technologies and industry standard architecture and project management methodologies. Operating across 3 continents and serving some of the world’s largest brands we drive technology change in a thriving and fast-moving digital industry.

What you’ll do



You will get involved with diary management, travel co-ordination, through to administrative duties with opportunity to get involved in interesting projects and creative tasks. This opportunity will be varied and exciting with new challenges every day.

  • Participating in Senior Leader team meetings
  • Extensive Diary Management
  • Booking and arranging meetings; ensuring meeting rooms, catering requirements are taken care of
  • Meeting Preparation; producing agendas, producing minutes, and following up on actions.
  • Assisting with Presentations for Internal and External Stakeholders
  • Representing the director, ensuring they are kept up to date with all relevant information.
  • Management and vetting of emails, creating suitable responses on behalf of the Director where appropriate.
  • Prioritisation of emails and categorisation
  • Responsible for the management of ad-hoc projects
  • Organising and assisting with Events
  • Arranging and hosting monthly MS Teams Events, as well as ad-hoc MS Townhalls
  • Assist with wider Communications.
  • Administration of direct reports’ personnel issues, including holiday, pay review submission, etc.
  • Monitoring expenditure approvals, finding out additional information if required.
  • Completing and submitting the Directors expenses and mileage logs on a timely basis
  • National and International travel arrangements
  • Manage several Approval systems, ensuring all information is gathered before processing.
  • The role may require some travel.


What you’ll need


  • Solid administrative and or PA experience
  • Experience of relevant business system e.g. SAP
  • Good knowledge of MS Applications
  • Good administrative experience, attention to detail, ensures accuracy of data, provides data for reporting and processing of information.
  • Personable and able to liaise at all levels of the business.
  • Excellent interpersonal, literacy and numeracy skills and ability to build relationships at all levels.
  • Proven ability to work independently.
  • Proven planning, organisational and prioritisation skills.
  • Ability to meet deadlines.
  • Self-motivated and able to maintain confidentiality.

Why you should choose us

Open communication

Despite our size, we’re an open organisation that doesn’t hide behind hierarchy. We communicate regularly, openly and directly. For us, it’s about being straightforward, delivering and doing the right thing. Essentially, we’re people dealing with people.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

Winning Together

We are an award-winning employer!

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Annette Marshall

Annette Marshall