Personal Assistant

Job Title: Personal Assistant

Location: Glasgow

Length: 6 Months

PAYE only

Overall purpose of the role

*This role will be primarily supporting US MDs based in New York, aligning to their working hours (equivalent to 13:30 – 22:00 GMT), so experience of working with executives who may be based in offices outside of your own is desirable.*

We are undergoing an exciting transformation, transitioning our operations to Glasgow with plans to establish a dynamic pool of Personal Assistants.. We’re looking for motivated individuals to join our growing team to support our senior executives. As a Personal Assistant in our Glasgow office, you will play a vital role in supporting senior executives, including up to three Managing Directors. The role is primarily focused on efficient diary management, along with minimal travel coordination and expense processing. Successful candidates will be responsible for:

Key Accountabilities:

• Diary Management: Coordinating complex schedules

• To provide administrative and organisational support to executives, managers, or teams. To manage schedules, acting as a trusted point of contact, ensuring seamless coordination, efficient task management, and a professional presence for their assigned individuals or teams. 

• Prioritisation: Managing competing demands with a high level of organisation and professionalism.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Confidently interacting with senior executives and their teams.

Key Skills:

• Experience as a PA or in a similar administrative support role, ideally supporting senior executives.

• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.

• The ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong communication skills and confidence in liaising with high-level stakeholders.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and shifts.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.