Personal Assistant to the Head of HR

Job description / Role

This company is a pioneer in its field and over the last forty years, have evolved into an organisation of amazing people, who are curators of some of the world’s most desired brands. This retail group has successfully introduced more than 80 brands to the Middle East in the areas of automotive and retail.

Reporting to this dynamic, positive and high energy individual, the PA to the Head of HR is a fast paced, pivotal role within the Human Resources team. It is a varied Board level Assistant role requiring confidentiality, diplomacy and discretion which will encompass the successful candidate liaising with staff at all levels of seniority. This is a role with often changing priorities and you will need be possess a calm and professional demeanor, demonstrate initiative and enjoy working collaboratively as part of the HR team. The role requires strictly confidential PA and management support to the Head of HR including meeting management, accurate minute taking and maintenance of action logs. There will be full support in terms of arranging travel, complex and confidential diary management, meetings and workload organisation. You will be a proactive person and provide seamless support to manage business schedules and tasks whilst acting as gatekeeper at all times.

Requirements

As this supports the Head of HR, many discussions, emails and documents are extremely sensitive and confidential so candidates must be aware of this at all times and possess the emotional intelligence to know instinctively when this is applicable. There are also many internal events and employee engagement and Learning & Development activities to organise and the PA will be expected to offer input on ideas for this, alongside the actual implementation. There will also be representation of the business in a professional, formal but understanding way to ensure strong relationship development with all stakeholders, business partners and employees at all levels on a continual basis. Due to the confidential nature of the HR department, this may suit a more mature candidate accustomed to working in a HR environment.

About the Company

Irwin & Dow was established in 2013 to provide clients with a unique and highly personalised recruitment service, providing the very top calibre of candidates across the business support and secretarial function.

We provide a refreshing approach, working in close partnership with clients and candidates across diverse industry sectors; large MNC’s, government & semi -government entities, SME’s, local businesses and in the start-up and UHNWI support framework.

Great people equal great success: all our candidates are interviewed personally by a member of the team, and we develop longstanding and in-depth relationships with our clients, understanding their corporate culture and goals to ensure a successful outcome for both parties.

Our values of discretion and diplomacy are paramount, and we are pleased to be a partner of choice for clients and candidates.