Exciting role ideal for a newly qualified secretary. The successful candidate will work for Baroness McDonagh across her parliamentary, business, not-for-profit and personal interests. The role will involve working between Oxford Circus and the House of Lords.

Essential Skills:
• Good secretarial skills: fast, accurate typing (minimum 50 wpm), audio typing preferable
• Computer literate (advanced Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Internet proficient, capable of using the internet as a research tool
• Flexible and willing approach to working hours/break times, punctual
• Team player but capable of using initiative, prioritising issues and communicating information and important issues as required
• Professional, discreet and diplomatic manner
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Confident at meeting deadlines
• Able to communicate clearly and confidently, including liaising with senior figures
• Friendly, hardworking, confident, unflappable, level headed

Managerial and PA Duties:
• Diary management, room bookings
• Processing incoming post, faxes and emails
• Answering the telephone, accurately taking and relaying messages
• Typing up correspondence, composing letters, coordinating mass mailouts when required
• Producing well designed Powerpoint presentations
• Booking travel and arranging itineraries
• Meeting and greeting visitors, preparing refreshments for meetings
• Maintaining an effective filing system and accurate up to date contacts database
• Willing to learn how to invoice and keep financial records, chase payments and liaise with accountants
• Numerate and willing to do basic calculations eg VAT
• Completing expenses, processing invoices etc
• Responsibility for keeping office stocked with stationery and refreshments
• Running errands, personal work
• Assisting with organisation and management of events
• Other ad-hoc duties as required
Desirable but not key:
• Knowledge/interest in the workings of the Houses of Parliament
• Knowledge of current affairs

Terms:
• 20 days holiday increasing to 25 after 2 years
• Hours: 9.30am-6.00pm