Personal Assistant

We are looking for two dedicated Personal Assistants to support our leaders in the Maritime and Guest Experience divisions at Carnival UK. Maritime Division: In this crucial role, you'll be part of a team responsible for the safe operation of the P&O Cruises and Cunard fleets. We focus on developing skilled and motivated colleagues while providing well-equipped assets and operational processes that meet and exceed business needs. Our Maritime teams deliver essential expertise in health, safety, security, and nautical & engineering matters, all aimed at creating unforgettable holiday experiences for our guests. Guest Experience Division: The P&O Cruises Guest Experience team plays a vital role in our fleet operations. They are the first point of contact for our shipboard leadership team you'll help bridge the gap between ship and shore, offering valuable advice and support. We strive to adapt to our guests' changing needs and inspire our crew to SHINE in delivering exceptional service. When challenges arise, we're committed to recovering brilliantly to ensure guest satisfaction.,

• Supporting assigned senior leaders by ensuring they are prepared for upcoming engagements and work priorities. This includes proactively preparing the necessary 'paperwork' and logistical requirements..
• Manage and maintain diary to ensure a balance between business meetings, travel, lead time preparation and work priorities. Organising travel arrangements as required.
• Organise meetings, prepare agendas and take minutes / actions points for the senior leader(s) as required. As well as preparing correspondence, reports and presentations on behalf of the senior leaders where needed.
• Overseeing emails, prioritising and delegating as agreed with the senior leader(s). Filtering general information, queries and phone calls for the senior leader(s) by redirecting or taking forward such contact as appropriate.
• Support administration of the wider Leadership Team including coordination and arrangement of events, as required. Working flexibly and collaboratively with other Personal Assistants to ensure all of the departments work is covered.
  
  PA or minimum secretarial experience at a senior level in a high volume office, ideally within a large business environment
• Flexibility - able to work collaboratively with other Personal Assistants to ensure all departments work is covered, supporting others in times of high demand and absence.
• Ability to work on own initiative to problem solve when managing changing and conflicting priorities.
• Awareness of confidentiality of tasks undertaken and use of appropriate discretion
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office suite (in particular PowerPoint and Word), together with strong typing skills (speed and accuracy)
In this role, your unique personal attributes will help you stand out. If you have qualities that can drive success in the maritime sector, we want you on our team. Your ability to blend technical skills with interpersonal strengths will lay the foundation for innovation and growth within our department. We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist.

Holidays are one of life's greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise. No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world's largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain's rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people. Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. It's through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Travel's Employer of Choice.

This role is classified as CUK11and is available on a full-time permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home. About you: the ideal candidate, Carnival UK is about being part of a community that values growth, work-life balance, and wellbeing. We're a holiday company so we know there's more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in