Personal Assistant
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Role Overview & Responsibilities
Personal Assistant
Blackpool Office, Bank Hey Street
Blackpool, LANCASHIRE, FY1 4BJ
United Kingdom
We’re on the lookout for an organised and experienced Personal Assistant to Regional Director to support all general administration and office management.
A job with Merlin Entertainments in Blackpool isn’t like a job anywhere else. From dizzy heights at the Blackpool Tower Eye to Dungeon frights, from the famous Ballroom and Circus to the jaw-some depths of SEA LIFE Blackpool. Plus the opportunity to work alongside 80 celebrity faces at Madame Tussauds. Not to mention our new, Peter Rabbit: Explore & Play attraction and coming soon Gruffalo & friends Clubhouse!
What we are looking for
- Previous administration experience
- Excellent attention to detail and outstanding organisation skills
- A high level of written and spoken English
- Experience in using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Ability to problem solve and able to manage your own time
- An excellent communicator, as you’ll be liaising with a broad range of people both within and outside the organisation
In this full-time, permanent varied role, you’ll provide professional and flexible administration support for the back-office areas, being involved in key attraction initiatives as well as providing comprehensive & effective support to the Regional Director and wider Senior Leadership Team.
This role will include organising and booking meetings, ensuring correct documents are prepared and distributed. You’ll be taking minutes during meetings, preparing PowerPoint presentations, managing diaries, keeping accurate records, support with expenditure tracking and liaising with many internal and external stakeholders on the phone, or via email. You’ll keep track of key milestones in the projects and ensure data and document submissions are made in a timely and accurate manner and nothing gets missed.
What’s in it for you
Alongside managing an office and being the resort champion, you’ll also receive:
- 40% off LEGO online and 25% discount in our retail shops and restaurants
- Merlin Magic Pass - giving you free tickets to all our attractions worldwide for you, your family, and friends every year
- Cycle to work scheme
- O2 discount
- Employee pricing up to 55% off cinema tickets
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.
If you have any questions or if you require any assistance, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at Midway.Recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.
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