Personal Assistant / Project Support in Bristol

Location: Bristol
Salary: £40,000 per year
Recruiter: EDF
Job Hours: Full-time

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We are recruiting for an experienced French speaking Personal Assistant (PA)/Project Support to provide full secretarial and administrative support to a French Executive Director.



This role will be rewardingly challenging and requires you to have strong secretarial skills combined with pro-active organisation of a complex and diverse workload.

Pay, benefits and culture…


Alongside a competitive salary starting from £40,000, depending on experience.

We offer a competitive benefits package, including a company pension scheme, a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle, and the potential to earn bonus. 


At EDF, everyone’s welcome.

We strive to create an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone has a voice and where you feel confident being yourself.

We’re committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.


We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, adjusting as you need.


We’ll value the difference you bring and offer opportunities for you to thrive and succeed. 




What you’ll be doing…



The primary responsibility of the Personal Assistant (PA)/ Project Support, is to successfully provide accurate and reliable PA and administration support service to allocated Executive Directors – along with some administrative assistance to the extended Directorates.

Responsibilities include;

  • Uses business software applications (e.g. word processing, presentation and spreadsheet) to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas and minutes.
  • Receives, screens, and directs incoming calls, visitors, mail, and email.
  • Maintains files, records, calendars, and diaries.
  • Take an active role in prioritising and preparing materials for the Directors to ensure their work is planned effectively with the necessary materials available.
  • Obtain / disseminate information to / from senior management and external representatives.
  • Ensure accurate and efficient document management and classification in line with NNB procedure.
  • Arranges business travel and coordinates meeting arrangements.
  • Tracks business expenses

  • Who you are…


  • Good organisational skills (flexible/organised/methodical). Ability to work independently and be proactive. Excellent communication/interpersonal skills notably with various levels of the organisation and externally. Effective verbal and written communication skills in French and English. The ability to work as an integral part of a team contributing to team success, communications, and a positive working environment. Flexible approach with the ability to multi-task and work on own initiative. Discretion - confidentiality when dealing with sensitive information. Attention to detail. Basic understanding of property services activities/organisation including terminology. General administrative/secretarial knowledge producing professional work as well as ability to adapt to new and changing systems (and possibly creating systems). Use of Outlook or similar diary/email application; Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Power Point, to prepare correspondence, reports, presentations, agendas, and minutes Previous experience in the energy industry desirable.
  • Closing date: 5th July 2024




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