Personal Assistant - Leading Academic Consulting Firm

We are delighted to be working with our wonderful client, a well established consulting firm who work across the higher education sector and is a leading provider of academic consultancy services. We are looking for a Personal Assistant/Consultancy Assistant to join their growing Business Development team of 10. As Personal Assistant, you will play an integral role within the team focusing on building and maintaining strong internal and external client relationships, ensuring a high level of service is provided to stakeholders. The role will give the Personal Assistant exposure to a wide range of projects experience.

Minimum of 1 day a week in the office is required.

Personal Assistant/Consultancy Assistant duties;

• Act as the main point of contact and provide assistance to academics in relation to their advisory consultancy activity with clients
• Act as the main point of contact to clients; provide a high level of service and maintain strong client relationships
• Provide advice, coordination and support on pricing
• Oversee a diverse range of project activity, ensuring that contracting is arranged in a timely fashion and deadlines are met
• Process and follow up on invoices and expenses
• Liaise with Legal and Finance teams
• Monitor and address any client satisfaction issues and escalate when required
• Obtain client feedback on completed consultancy projects as a part of a process of continuous improvement
• Support activities with other externally-facing services

Candidates must have a minimum of 2-3 years' experience working as a Personal Assistant with proven experience liaising with senior stakeholders. Excellent interpersonal skills with a proactive and supportive approach.

Working hours are Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm with 1 day a week minimum in the office
Benefits; discretionary bonus, generous pension contribution, season ticket loan and 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays