Personal Assistant - People and Organisation

What you'll do

What we can offer you
Being Great Place to Work accredited for the last three years, this is a great opportunity to join us as we continue our path to not just be great but be the BEST place to work!

• We are well known for valuing our people and providing a supportive, driven and inclusive culture. Beyond that, we also have a range of different benefits within the support office, that include:
• Quarterly Bonus Scheme 
• Two free pairs of glasses
• On site free parking
• Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Paid Parental leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded Social Club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year.

 
The role & team
We have a rare yet exciting opportunity for a Personal Assistant to join our People & Organisation (P&O) department on a 12-month fixed-term contract. 

Reporting into the People Director, this role is responsible for providing day-to-day departmental coordination to ensure business needs are met. This includes preparing correspondence and confidential reports and presentations as required, organising calendars, arranging and minuting meetings, organising team events, travel, and processing expenses. You will also provide administrative support to the Commercial Director. 

The essential skills we are looking for

• Previous experience in a Personal Assistant or HR Assistant role
• A self-starter with excellent organisational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment 
• The capacity to deal with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, with a genuine interest in answering questions and problem solving 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a high attention to detail 
• Demonstrated experience in minute taking, and expense and travel management is highly desired 

 
About Us
At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/ 
 
Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.

Applications close 11th June 2023