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Personal Assistant - Strategy and M&A Full Time

at Sky London in London (Published at 14-12-2023)




Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.



As a PA, you will need to thrive in a fast paced and demanding environment, possess strong attention to detail, bring a sense of fun and energy to the world of work, establish and maintain excellent working relationships at all levels, and be able to work autonomously as well as being a team player.



What you'll do:



  • Proactive diary management for a number of Directors in the department – seamlessly organising and maintaining busy and constantly changing diaries. Booking all meeting rooms, organising frequent video conferencing sessions.

  • Attending key meetings as required, organising onsite and offsite departmental events.

  • Undertake all administrative activities as required – meeting arrangement, hospitality, telephone calls, expenses, maintain contact lists, filing, photocopying and scanning documents.

  • Manage Travel- arranging travel itineraries, flights, rail and taxi’s.

  • Responding to enquiries and requests; ensuring all client and key contact enquiries are handled efficiently and effectively, seeking answers and resolving matters personally where appropriate. Acting as an effective conduit to the Directors.

  • Acting as a delegate to managers for Sky systems including Ariba, Spark & People Portal for all administrative functions required (i.e. approvals and requests)

  • Providing assistance for new starters.

  • Provide ad-hoc support for the London team.

  • Holiday cover for group EA.

  • Organising team away days/events throughout the year

  • Dealing with and resolving any IT issues including Ordering hardware, software, mobile devices on the IT service desk




What you'll bring:



  • Previous experience in providing professional, PA, secretarial and administrative support.

  • Good knowledge of and proficiency in using: Microsoft Office Package; Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel and database systems.

  • Confident, friendly, approachable manner with a flexible, can do attitude, collaborating for success.

  • Exceptional organisational skills, able to multi-task, have good time management and an eye for detail.

  • Proven ability to work under pressure, to tight time scales and enjoy understanding issues and problem solving.





Team overview:



Group Strategy and M&A



We are Sky’s Group Strategy and M&A team, operating across Sky’s territories in Europe. Our main mission is to help the CEO and executive management team make the right choices on critical business questions that have far reaching and long-term implications. We do this by working collaboratively with colleagues across all areas of the business to develop Sky’s strategic direction and identify what Sky needs to do to succeed.



We look for the bigger picture, to understand our markets and competitors and foresee how they will change. Our mindset? Risk-taking, sometimes contrarian and always testing our own thinking. We work on an exciting and varied array of projects, ranging from the launch of new businesses like Sky Mobile, to finding new opportunities for our streaming businesses, to big content deals, to defining the overall strategic direction of the Sky Group.



The Rewards:



There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:


  • Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

  • A generous pension package

  • Private healthcare

  • Discounted mobile and broadband

  • Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences




How you'll work:



We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.



We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.



Your office base:



Osterley



Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.



On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.



Inclusion:



We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.



At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working



And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you



Why wait?



Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.



To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.



Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.



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