Personal Assistant (5-Month FTC)

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. 

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders. 

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income. 

Our global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets. 

Who we are 

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change. 

We’re looking for a highly organised, collaborative and proactive Personal Assistant to support our Head of Solutions and wider leadership team. This is a great opportunity to play a pivotal role in a busy, dynamic environment where your attention to detail, communication skills and ability to build strong working relationships will make a real difference.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support to the Head of Solutions and wider leadership team
• Managing complex and fast‑changing diary arrangements
• Organising travel and preparing itineraries and supporting materials
• Handling correspondence and acting as a key contact on behalf of the Head of Solutions
• Onboarding new team members and coordinating pre‑joiner information
• Managing updates to organisational charts, biographies and web content with colleagues across the business
• Collaborating with the Solutions Business Manager on ad hoc tasks and priorities
• Contributing actively to leadership meetings and wider team initiatives

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience providing high‑quality administrative support to a senior leader and wider team
• Strong ability to coordinate and manage multiple busy diaries effectively
• Previous experience in a financially oriented or similarly complex business environment
• Confident and clear communication skills at all levels, including senior stakeholders and external partners
• Proficiency across Microsoft Office applications
• A collaborative team player who helps build morale and supports a positive team culture
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and adapt in a fast‑paced environment

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.