Personal Assistant (G3)

Personal Assistant - Environment Agency

Location: Remote (UK-wide)
Pay Rate: £15.46 per hour
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Temporary assignment until 18th December 2026, with potential for extension
Start Date: ASAP

Brook Street are currently recruiting for a Personal Assistant on behalf of the Environment Agency. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and proactive individual looking to join a supportive team within a well-respected public sector organisation.

Working remotely, you'll provide comprehensive administrative and personal assistant support, helping to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations and supporting senior colleagues with a variety of tasks.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing complex diaries and schedules
• Coordinating travel and accommodation bookings
• Monitoring and managing inboxes
• Supporting the organisation and hosting of hearings, including ensuring equipment is set up and functioning correctly
• Maintaining HR systems and records
• Assisting with leave management processes
• Providing a wide range of administrative support as required
• Building effective working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant or administrative support role
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident managing multiple priorities and working independently
• Proactive, forward-thinking and able to use their own initiative
• A strong communicator with a professional and personable approach
• Competent using Microsoft Office applications
• Flexible, reliable and eager to learn new skills

What's on Offer

• Fully remote working
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Full-time hours, Monday to Friday
• Opportunity to gain experience within a major government organisation
• Supportive team environment with on-the-job training provided
• Potential for contract extension

If you have excellent organisational skills, enjoy supporting others and thrive in a fast-paced administrative role, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to be considered for this exciting Personal Assistant opportunity with the Environment Agency.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.