PA
Job Summary
Personal Assistant to General Manager
International Operations
United Kingdom Gatwick
Support a leader whos driving healthcare impact across the UK and be the trusted partner who ensures every detail is handled with precision.
Your new role
As Personal Assistant to the General Manager for the UK youll provide high-level executive support that enables seamless leadership. From managing a complex diary across time zones to coordinating international travel and ensuring the GM is fully prepared for every meeting and event youll be at the heart of the UK leadership team.
Day-to-day your responsibilities will include:
- Providing executive administrative support to the GM including diary management coordinating internal and external appointments and booking conference/video calls across multiple time zones
- Booking and planning travel arrangements and logistics for business trips including organising visas flights accommodation transfers and preparing detailed itineraries
- Serving as the first point of contact for external inquiries managing communication and progressing queries on behalf of the GM
- Organising internal and external meetings including scheduling coordinating logistics catering preparing agendas circulating papers tracking action points and taking minutes
- Overseeing administrative functions such as managing office supplies coordinating courier services and maintaining departmental documentation
- Handling financial administration including expenses invoices purchase orders and assisting with budget tracking and expense management
- Drafting and producing letters reports memos presentations and other documents with accuracy and professionalism
- Ensuring the CVP and Leadership team are reminded of key deadlines priorities and meetings
Your new department
As part of International Operations you will join our largest operational unit. Covering 194 countries and 95% of the worlds population more than 18000 of us work passionately to serve 35 million patients each day. With a promise to outperform the competition we continue to be the growth driver for Novo Nordisk and to improve health at scale across the globe.
Working directly with the General Manager for the UK youll play a vital role in supporting the strategic priorities and day-to-day operations of our UK business. Youll partner with other Executive Coordinators and the SVP Coordinator to ensure smooth communication flow while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism as part of the UK leadership team.
Your skills & qualifications
Were looking for an experienced Personal Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings a proactive can-do attitude. Youll have:
- Previous PA experience at a senior level gained in a fast-paced setting
- Excellent organisational administrative and diary management skills with the ability to manage a busy workload and juggle multiple priorities using initiative and sound judgment
- Expertise in coordinating logistics for meetings events and executive travel arrangements
- Effective task prioritisation and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- High level of discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive and confidential information
- A team player mindset with a strong ability to work on your own initiative reliable accurate with high attention to detail
- Positive can-do attitude and willingness to take ownership of work
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office suite particularly Outlook Word Excel and PowerPoint
- Education to at least GCSE level (a formal secretarial qualification is preferred)
Working at Novo Nordisk
Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this we approach our work with determination constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us youre not just starting a job youre becoming part of a story that spans generations.
What we offer
There is of course more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.
We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
At Novo Nordisk were not chasing quick fixes were creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years weve been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of whats possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives seek out bold ideas and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together were making healthcare more accessible treating and preventing diseases and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us you become part of something bigger a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.
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