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£31,900 up to £40,700 per annum - This isn't starting a new job. This is starting a new journey.
We have an exciting opportunity for a proactive, confident and self-motivated Secretary to work for the Board of Lidl GB on a 12 month FTC. This is an ideal role for a positive and enthusiastic team player who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and strives in achieving perfection.
You will be supporting our Board Directors with administrative tasks and communicating internally across departments as well as with other Lidl countries. Working as part of the Board support team, you will need to be able to manage your workload whilst proactively accepting new tasks.
We have moved to a hybrid working model with a recommended 3 days in the office per week for appropriate Head Office and Regional roles, empowering our teams to choose how and where they work best. We feel it is important that, where possible, we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible and trust our teams to determine the right environments that work most effectively for them.
'To keep in line with company structure this role will be called Officer internally'
What you'll do
- Providing daily support to our Board Directors and managing itineraries, meeting organisation, holiday planning, mail, emails, phone calls, office organisation and other ad hoc requests
- Long-term calendar management and annual Board activities
- UK and International travel bookings including flights, trains, hotels and airport parking
- Planning and coordinating appointments, managing the agenda, providing refreshments and consolidating minutes
- Preparing KPI reports, executive summaries and presentations (including PowerPoint)
- Analysis of information and creation of executive summaries
- Support of Board Directors with administrative tasks
- Support in the implementation of projects
- Support in the running of national meetings.
- Regular handling of confidential and sensitive documents
- Executing general office management tasks, including hospitality and meeting room preparation
- Communicating with departments throughout our company
What you'll need
- Great communicator both written and spoken
- Excellent attention to detail
- Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Confidentiality with the ability to work with sensitive information
- Initiative to understand and anticipate needs to ensure appropriate outcomes
- Able to work independently and build support networks
- Exceptional organisational skills
- A strong multitasker with the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines and a varied workload
- Willingness to learn and develop within the role
- Previous PA / secretarial/administrative experience would be advantageous
What you'll receive
This isn't getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the extensive training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We're proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £31,900 with the potential to earn up to £40,700 (depending on experience) with 30 days holiday per annum (pro rata, including Bank Holidays) rising to 35 days after 2 years of employment. We also recognise that different people value different benefits, based on different lifestyles and needs, which is why we offer arrange of additional benefits including but not limited to:
- Barista Bar, restaurant and free onsite gym
- On-site Car Parking (including electric charging in each space)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- 10% in-store discount card
To find out a Lidl bit more visit our benefits page to see for yourself!
includes 10% non-contractual London Weighting allowance
Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company's receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
