Business Administration - Personal Support

Business Administrator - Personal Assistant

Location: RG7 4PR
, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.

Package: Up to £40,000 per annum (depending on suitability, qualifications, and level of experience).

Working pattern: Full‑time on a 9‑day fortnight. Core working hours 08:00 – 17:00.

On‑site expectation: The successful candidate will spend the majority of time at one of AWE sites in South‑East England.

You will provide a highly trusted, proactive, and professional level of PA support to senior leaders at AWE, enabling them to operate effectively within a complex, fast‑paced and highly regulated environment. The role requires the ability to work autonomously, exercise sound judgement, anticipate requirements, ensuring senior leaders are consistently well‑prepared, properly briefed and supported to deliver against mission objectives.

Responsibilities include complex diary and inbox management, prioritisation, delegation, issue resolution, and de‑confliction on behalf of senior leaders, often with minimal instruction.

This position requires an experienced, high‑performing personal assistant with credibility and confidence, able to manage competing priorities, handle sensitive information with discretion, and build strong relationships across senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Recent experience (within the last three years) delivering high‑quality personal or executive assistant support in an office‑based environment, demonstrating accountability and reliability.
• Strong digital capability, including advanced Microsoft Office skills and confident use of AI‑enabled tools to simplify tasks, improve productivity and support effective ways of working.
• Excellent organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, exercise judgement and deliver at pace with high attention to detail.
• Proven ability to build effective relationships and work confidently with stakeholders at all organisational levels, demonstrating professionalism, discretion, and respect.
• A strong awareness of confidentiality, compliance, and risk, operating safely and securely when handling sensitive information.

• High‑level customer and senior stakeholder engagement skills, building trusted relationships with professionalism and discretion.
• Excellent organisational capability, able to prioritise competing demands, maintain accuracy and deliver reliably at pace.
• Strong ability to problem‑solve, use initiative, and exercise sound judgement when working autonomously on complex or ambiguous issues.
• Confidence operating in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment, maintaining composure, resilience, and focus.
• Strong digital capability, using Microsoft Office and AI‑enabled tools to simplify ways of working and improve effectiveness.

• 9‑day working fortnight – every other Friday off work, plus 270 hours of annual leave.
• Market‑leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
• Family‑friendly policies:
  Maternity Leave – 39 weeks full pay and Paternity Leave – 4 weeks full pay.
• Opportunities for professional career development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Life Assurance (4 × annual salary).
• Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
• Special leave policy, including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work requires you to be a British Citizen with at least 5 years residence for SC clearance and 10 years for DV.
• You may request adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process. Interviews are typically over Teams and usually a single‑stage process.

We recognise that great people don’t always tick every box. If you feel you would be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.

We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or hiring decisions.