PA to Corporate Affairs, Communication and Sustainability

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Corporate Communications & External Affairs​

Our communications and external affairs team are at the very heart of Reckitt's brand, purpose and products, bringing them to life around the globe for our employees, consumers, investors, governments and our suppliers.

It's a rewarding task, growing and protecting Reckitt's image and brand. Every day, we design public relations and communication strategies that build awareness, trust and relationships, while steering us away from reputational risk. We do this by gathering and maintaining knowledge of our policies, principles, and business strategies, while keeping up-to-date with relevant developments right across our business units and trusted brands.

From digital, media and events to employee experience, strategic relationships, and community partners, we identify opportunities to deliver on our business and sustainability agenda, while proactively identifying storylines and opportunities to advance our narrative.

About the role

Join our dynamic team, where collaboration and growth are at the core of everything we do. We’re seeking a proactive and adaptable Personal Assistant who thrives on supporting and inspiring those around them. In this role, you’ll provide essential support to three Global Heads within our Corporate Communications function at our Head Office. If you excel in a fast-paced environment, love variety, and have a talent for seamless coordination, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

Your responsibilities

In summary, you'll:

• Personal assistant support in all organisation, communication, and administrative matters on a high level
• Diary management including the booking and management of domestic & international travel via external portal system including visa applications where appropriate.
• Responsible for arranging team meetings including managing all pre-reading, (sometimes attending & taking minutes in meetings), following up on outstanding actions. 
• Manage expense report submission via the Concur Portal, monthly budget tracking via internal systems.
• Invoice processing and establishing suppliers as required via Ariba Portal for the team. Raising PO’s as required
• Coordinate general administrative and organisational matters, e.g. organising files; set up new starters; team holiday tracker; updating organisation charts.

The experience we're looking for

• Extensive experience as a Personal Assistant, preferably at Executive/ GEC level and in a large fast paced company 
• Self-starter approach, highly self-motivated and ready to take initiative and ownership
• Strong experience in using Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to navigate smoothly within a complex global matrix organisation and manage tight deadlines
• Ability to effectively and logically manage confidential and sensitive information
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to travel occasionally to support off site planned events.
• Strong numeracy, verbal and communication skills
• Experience in overseeing budgets and expenses
• Strong time-management skills and an ability to organise and coordinate multiple concurrent projects

The skills for success

Emotional intelligence, Listening skills, Writing skills, Presentation skills, Interpersonal skills, Digital skills, Research skills, Time management skills, Adaptability, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Business Accumen, Leadership,  Relationship management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.