PA to Divisional Director Chessington, England
Job description
PA to Divisional Director
Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Leatherhead Road
Chessington, SURREY, KT9 2NE
United Kingdom
PA to Divisional Director
Location: Chessington World of Adventures, Surrey, KT9 2NE
Hours: Permanent, full time, averaging 40 hours per week, and may include evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required by the business.
Benefits: Annual salary of up to £35,000, discount on our animal VIP experiences and Go Ape course, discounts on our Hotels and a Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world.
With our Theme Park, Zoo, spectacular Hotels & Glamping as well as our Go Ape courses there are plenty of ROARingly exciting career paths available. We're also a part of the Merlin Entertainments family - associated with attractions like SEA LIFE, LEGOLAND Parks, Madame Tussauds and More!
We're currently looking for a PA to support our Divisional Director and Senior Leadership Team at Britain’s Wildest Adventure!
About the Role
In this role you will be the first point of contact between these Senior Leaders, their direct reports and external clients and suppliers.
As well as all the usual tasks of diary management, responding to communications, note taking and minutes, you will have an opportunity to get involved in planning events such as our annual Management Conference and be our onsite champion for the companies charity; Merlin’s Magic Wand.
We will also keep you nice and busy, supporting with organising staff engagement events such as Christmas lunch and annual staff events.
Whether you’re placing stationary orders, booking taxi’s or preparing for VIP’s to visit us, you will share that same sense of adventure we all do here at the Chessington Resort!
What we’re looking for
- An experienced PA who will ideally have worked at director level, managing multiple leaders
- A strong communicator with exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills, you will have the ability to prioritise and manage an often varied and busy workload
- Ability to work at pace to tight-timelines and changing priorities
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook to an advanced level
- Strong time management skills and every now and then you will enjoy rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in!
- Bubbly, upbeat personality who is confident around senior stakeholders
What’s on offer?
- An annual salary of up to £35,000
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Merlin Magic Pass - 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world rising to 40 after a year’s service
- Company bonus
- Private pension scheme
- 40% discount online off LEGO
- 25% discount in our on-site retail shops and restaurants
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Plus many more…
Everyone Matters at Merlin
At Merlin we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.
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