SmartPA

Administration Assistant / PA

SmartPA  •  £25k - £35k/yr  •  Edinburgh, GB (Hybrid)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

Unleash your potential and join the team redefining the future of administration!

Who We Are

At SmartPA, we don’t just provide support – we transform it.

Our mission is simple yet bold to redefine administrative and PA services through innovative thinking, cutting-edgetechnologyand an unrelenting pursuit of excellence. Trusted by global leaders in industries like tech, automotive and retail, we’re the engine behind smarter, more efficient operations.

With a vibrant, client-focused culture and a team driven by creativity, no two days at SmartPA are ever the same! As we continue to grow rapidly, this is your opportunity to join us on the journey to becoming the most optimised administrative organisation in the world.

If you’re ready to challenge the status quo and create meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities and Skills

What You’ll Do

The Centre of Excellence (COE) is the driving force behindSmartPA, where strategy comes to life. As part of this dynamic, client-facing department, you’ll be the heartbeat of our business – delivering high-impact, tailored support to clients daily.

In the role of Business Support Executive, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing bespoke solutions for a key client accountYou’ll tackle real challenges, establish meaningful relationships and make a tangible difference to client success.

Here’s what your day-to-day will look like:

Collaborate & Innovate

  • Work within our agile pod structure, supporting a range of stakeholders with varied operational tasks and deadlines.
  • Contribute fresh, creative ideas to optimise processes, streamline workflows and enhance service delivery.
  • Partner with your team to ensure seamless, high-quality service and exceed client expectations across diverse accounts.

Manage Key Tasks with Excellence

  • Complete tasks such as diary management, scheduling and handling email correspondence with precision and professionalism, keeping everything on track for your client.
  • Prepare, format and edit documents to meet the highest standards, ensuring consistency and quality in every deliverable.
  • Perform accurate data entry and reporting, ensuring all insights are actionable and timely

Support Business Growth

  • Identify inefficiencies, proactively recommend improvements, and assist in process changes, updates and new best practices.
  • Assist in streamlining, automating repetitive tasksand embedding these improvements across client operations.

Build Relationships

  • Act as a trusted partner to your client, anticipating needs and consistently exceeding expectations.
  • Represent SmartPA’s values with authenticity, serving as a positive brand ambassador in every interaction.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure consistent quality and excellence in all deliverables, and to provide cover and support within the pod structure.

Stay Adaptable

  • Approach new challenges with a solution-driven mindset, thriving in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Experience

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Thrives in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment where no two days are the same.
  • Is passionate about redefining what it means to deliver world-class PA and admin support.
  • Can manage their own time and workload effectively, delivering results with confidence.
  • Brings enthusiasm, creativity, and positivity to their work.
  • Enjoys contributing ideas to improve processes and drive business growth.

What You’ll Need

Your experience is key, but your attitude is what sets you apart.

Essential:

  • Proficiency in MS Office (especially Outlook, Word, and Excel).
  • Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle competing priorities.
  • Experience in project delivery and administrative tasks.

Desirable:

  • Familiarity with CRM platforms and booking systems.
  • Background in office management, account management, or similar.
  • Experience in diary management, document formatting and data handling and entry.

Salary

£25,000 -£35,000

Schedule

Monday - Friday, 9am-5.30pm (core hours 10am - 10.30pm)

What's in it for you?

What’s in It for You?

At SmartPA, we believe in rewarding talent and supporting your growth:

Competitive Salaries
Yearly Bonuses: based on company, department, and individual performance.
Hybrid Work: 1 day at home per week.
Flexitime Initiative: Work when you’re most productive (core hours: 10:00–16:30).
33 Days Holiday Because rest fuels greatness.Schedule: 37.5 hours per week,Monday–Friday, with core hours being 10:00-16:30.

SmartPA

About SmartPA

We deliver value by taking care of admin and non-core tasks, enabling the productivity of our clients’ stakeholders. Get in touch: info@smart-pa.com

SmartPA ultimately:

🗹 Increase efficiency

🗹 Drive productivity

🗹 Maximise profits

Traditional business models and working practices have changed in recent years. Driven by pressures of the global economy, cost, efficiency goals, and personal work/life balance incentives.

Consumer habits have also evolved, and businesses need to serve their customers when, where, and how they want. Hire a Virtual Assistant and never miss out on that important customer again.

As an agile outsourcing service provider over a decade of experience, SmartPA integrates seamlessly into our clients’ processes, systems, and culture. We become an extension of their team helping to drive efficiencies and generate competitive advantage.

Our mission is to deliver sustained improvement – every step of the way.

We train and mentor our resource pool so we can be relied on to make a continuous positive impact on business operations. With the widest range of administrative skills backed up by a global support community, together we are unstoppable.

➤ Smart Service

Customer experience is at the core of what we do. This means we take pride in ensuring that our service packages are tailored to the specific needs of our clients.

➤ Virtual PA Services

Supporting businesses with diary & email management, transcription, typing, document production and more. Specialist Virtual PA services include EA, HR & Employment, Bookkeeping and Supplier Management, CRM management, social media, and marketing support.

➤ Corporate

We’ve learned and perfected how best to provide agile, flexible, and scalable virtual support for clients of all sizes across the globe. Drawing on a virtually limitless global pool of talent, enabling us to support your business 24/7x365 worldwide.

Industry
Administrative & Office
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Edinburgh, GB
Year Founded
2008
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