Personal Assistant to the Executive Leadership Team

Personal Assistant to the Executive Leadership Team

Salary: £28,683 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Location: Based at WWT Slimbridge, with an option for hybrid working (with the requirement to spend 2-3 days a week on site).

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Chief Executive's Office at WWT. Reporting to the Executive Co-ordinator, you will provide administrative and logistical support, operating and performing to the highest professional standards.

The role will include diary management, travel arrangements, itineraries and meeting preparation to include, reports/paper packs, agendas and accurate minutes. Composing high quality correspondence and liaising with internal and external stakeholders, whilst providing efficient administration management to WWT Executive Leadership Team.

The role is busy and varied, and needs someone with a positive, calm approach and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst exercising absolute discretion and sound judgement at all times.

This role is suitable for hybrid working with the requirement to spend 2-3 days a week on site.

About You

To join us as a Personal Assistant to the Executive Leadership Team you'll bring:

• substantial PA experience, providing support to Senior Managers / Directors
• the ability to use your own initiative to plan and prioritise work effectively
• excellent attention to detail
• brilliant communication skills so that you can work confidentially and collaboratively with people at all levels within and connected to the organisation
• an excellent command of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and the ability to learn new systems
• confident minute taking, fast and accurate typing, and the ability to produce high quality documents
• outstanding organisational skills, ability to self-manage, and confidence handling multiple priorities
• professional communication skills with a high level of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
• good general education (including GCSE English Language and Mathematics) or relevant work experience
• willingness to travel to other locations

About Us

We're WWT, and we're on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There's never been a more important moment for our work, and we've got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they're taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there's nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you'll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you'll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) - this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme

Closing Date: Monday 4th May 2026

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.