Federations & Governing Bodies
PA to Director of Creative Solutions
Entry Level
Biggin Hill, United Kingdom
in office
Full time
OperationsMotorsportGeneral Administration
Job description
About the Role
The Personal Assistant to the Director of Creative Solutions provides trusted executive support to a senior leader responsible for delivering world-class creative work across Formula 1. The role sits within the Commercial division and at the centre of a fast-moving, high-performing function, acting as a business partner who manages priorities and coordinates key activities. The post-holder works closely with senior leaders and stakeholders across Formula 1, acting as a key point of coordination across multiple teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-level executive business and administrative support to the Director, including managing and maintaining the Director's diary with sufficient preparation and forward planning for meetings and commitments.
- Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements, including itineraries, visa applications and travel logistics across multiple time zones.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through effective communication and collaboration.
- Manage multiple priorities simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met and actions are followed through.
- Coordinate projects, maintain status tracking reports and proactively engage contributors to ensure successful delivery.
- Produce high-quality PowerPoint presentations, reports, agendas and documents with exceptional attention to detail.
- Organise meeting preparation, including research, agenda creation, minute-taking and distribution of actions.
- Screen enquiries and requests, ensuring responses are managed professionally and in a timely manner.
- Administer expenses, corporate card reconciliations, departmental budget administration and reporting activities, and troubleshoot minor IT issues, coordinating with support teams when escalation is required.
- Maintain strict confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive information, and provide occasional out-of-hours support when required in support of Director travel commitments.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience supporting a Director or C-suite executive.
- Experience working with senior and high-profile business stakeholders, with strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.
- Proven experience managing complex diaries, travel arrangements and executive administration, with exceptional diary management and travel coordination capability.
- Comfortable working within a fast-paced environment with multiple competing priorities.
- Trustworthy, professional and able to maintain the highest levels of confidentiality.
- Proactive and forward-thinking, with the ability to anticipate issues before they arise.
- Highly organised, with exceptional attention to detail, strong multi-tasking ability and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
- Positive, self-motivated and able to take ownership of tasks and responsibilities.
- Adaptable and resilient, capable of managing changing priorities with composure.
- Friendly, approachable and professional, with a natural focus on delivering excellent stakeholder support.
- Comfortable working independently, using initiative to solve problems, while maintaining strong collaboration across teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Word.
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to work under pressure whilst managing changing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Experience preparing presentations, reports, agendas and meeting documentation.
Preferred Skills
- Experience working within a dynamic and rapidly changing business environment.
- Experience supporting senior leaders within a high-profile organisation.
- Experience coordinating projects and tracking multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Knowledge of Formula 1 would be advantageous.
Benefits & Perks
- Dental Care
- 4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
- A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
- Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
- 25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
- Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
- Discount on F1 merchandise
- Discount at F1's experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
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