Personal assistant & Business Support

Personal Assistant & Business Support

£30,000–£35,000 per annum | Full Time | Permanent
40 hours per week | Office Based – RG26 5FL
Start date: End of October / Early November 2026

Are you the sort of person who just gets things sorted?

We’re looking for a bright, capable and highly organised person to join us in a varied Personal Assistant & Business Support role, supporting two Directors across an established furniture business and a new, growing vehicle spraying business.

This isn’t a traditional PA role where every day looks the same, and we’re not necessarily looking for someone with years of PA experience.

We’re much more interested in finding someone with initiative, common sense and a willingness to figure things out.

You might currently work in administration, office support, coordination or a junior PA role and be looking for a step up with more variety, responsibility and the opportunity to become genuinely involved in the businesses.

The Role

No two days will be the same. You’ll become someone the Directors and wider team rely on to keep things organised, follow things through and get things done.

Responsibilities will include:

• Managing and monitoring multiple email inboxes, ensuring important correspondence is actioned and followed up
• Diary and meeting management
• Business and personal administration for two Directors
• Organising UK and international travel, meetings and events
• Expenses and general administration
• HR administration, including recruitment, onboarding, holidays, reviews and leavers
• Supporting payroll, pensions and employee benefits administration
• Office, supplier, contract and renewal administration
• Helping with IT and new starter system set-ups
• Supporting the senior team with day-to-day administration
• Liaising with clients, suppliers, employees and other external contacts
• Keeping track of actions, deadlines and outstanding tasks
• Taking ownership of ad-hoc tasks and projects across both businesses

We don’t expect you to have done all of this before.

What matters is how you respond when you’re given something you haven’t encountered before. We want someone who will ask sensible questions, use their initiative, find the answer and get it sorted.

About You

You’ll ideally be someone who:

• Is organised, switched on and has plenty of common sense
• Takes ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Stays calm when plans change or things get busy
• Can manage multiple priorities without becoming flustered
• Is confident enough to chase people and follow things through
• Has excellent attention to detail
• Communicates confidently and professionally
• Is proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Is confident using technology and able to pick up new systems quickly
• Is trustworthy and discreet
• Is comfortable working closely with busy Directors and a wider team
• Doesn’t need every step of a task explained
• Is adaptable and happy to help wherever needed
• Wants to learn and take on more responsibility over time

You’ll work closely with two busy Directors in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change. You’ll therefore need to be confident, adaptable and able to stay calm and organised when several things need your attention at once.

For the right person, you’ll be given plenty of trust, responsibility and the opportunity to become genuinely involved in the businesses.

How the Role Will Develop

We’re looking for someone to join us at the end of October or beginning of November 2026, allowing plenty of time to work alongside our current PA, learn the role, understand the businesses and get to know how the Directors work.

Our PA will then begin approximately nine months of maternity leave at the end of November. During this period, you’ll take on the main PA and business support responsibilities following a thorough handover.

Importantly, this is not a temporary maternity cover position.

When our PA returns, you’ll remain with the businesses permanently, working alongside and supporting her while taking ownership of administration, projects and other areas of business support.

As the businesses continue to grow, we expect the position to develop too, giving the right person the opportunity to learn, take on increasing responsibility and make the role their own.

Hours & Benefits

• Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum
• Full time – 40 hours per week
• Office based – RG26 5FL
• 21 days’ annual holiday
• Workplace pension
• Private healthcare following successful completion of probation

Due to the nature of PA support, we also need someone who can offer some flexibility around normal working hours when required. We’re not looking for someone to be permanently available outside of work, but occasionally plans change, priorities move or something needs dealing with.

If you’re looking for a predictable role where every day is the same and every task comes with a set of instructions, this probably isn’t the position for you.

But if you’re resourceful, adaptable, enjoy being useful and like being the person who makes things happen, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Little London RG26 5FL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Administrative: 2 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person