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Join the leading woodland conservation charity in the UK, The Woodland Trust, in a pivotal role that contributes towards tackling the world's nature and climate crisis.
Overview
Salary
£31400
Location
Flexible - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading conservation charity focused on creating a world where trees and woods flourish for both people and nature. It's an exciting opportunity to be at the frontline of the nature and climate crisis, inspiring everyone to contribute to the preservation, restoration and creation of vital woodland habitats.
Role Summary
- Managing the Executive Director of Nature Recovery's daily activities, including diary management, planning, and travel arrangements
- Handling all correspondence, maintaining records and updating the CRM
- Preparing expense claims, monitoring departmental budgets, and supporting staff recruitment
- Acting as the department's main point of contact, liaising with both internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinating meetings, setting agendas, and minute taking as required
Role Requirements
- Significant administrative experience, especially at Director support level
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage and delegate workload effectively
- Demonstrated initiative, innovative thinking and problem-solving skills
- Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, and Zoom
The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The role: As a Personal Assistant to the Executive Director of Nature Recovery, you will manage the Director's day-to-day activity, including diary management, forward planning, travel, daily updates, and ad hoc requests. You will handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, triage actions, maintain records, and update Trust systems, including the CRM. Additionally, you will act as the main departmental point of contact, liaising with internal colleagues and external stakeholders. You will also prepare expense claims, maintain corporate credit card records, monitor and report on departmental budgets, support SLT recruitment, induction, onboarding, and ongoing administration. Furthermore, you will assist the Director in delegating and tracking SLT actions and priorities, coordinate SLT meetings, agendas, and papers, and take minutes as required.
Job requirements: Candidates should have significant administrative experience at Director support level, including managing busy diaries and organizing complex travel and logistics. Strong interpersonal skills, clear, confident, and persuasive communication skills, both internally and externally, are essential. Candidates should be highly self-motivated with strong organizational and planning skills, able to manage workload, prioritize effectively, and delegate when needed. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately are required. Demonstrates initiative, innovative thinking, and problem-solving skills. Flexible, resilient, and able to adapt quickly and positively to change. Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, and Zoom are necessary.
Benefits: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer enhanced employer pension, life assurance, flexible & hybrid working options, generous annual leave - 25 days + bank holidays (pro rata for part time), buy and sell annual leave, enhanced parental pay, and an employee assistance program.
