Team PA

Legal & General looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer.

Our Institutional Retirement division provides pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions for UK and US defined benefit (DB) schemes, and reinsurance solutions from our global hub in Bermuda. We work with companies, DB pension schemes and their advisors to help them secure and protect scheme members’ retirement benefits.

Joining us means you’ll support customers’ financial security in retirement; help companies to settle their pension liabilities and focus on growing their businesses; and enable investment for the long term to back our pension promises.

We’re recruiting for a Team PA to join us. You will provide a professional PA service to a member of the Divisional Exco and/or Direct Reports of the Divisional Exco member, with excellent attention to detail and pro-active approach in supporting all aspects of their day-to-day activities.  

What you'll be doing:

• Monitoring inbox activity, including highlighting where necessary, forwarding and delegating matters to the appropriate person
• Completing proactive management of diaries, including all logistics and travel to ensure time is optimised when spent in various locations. For hybrid meetings, ensuring the successful operation of technology
• Supporting in organising events/away days/conferences for the team as required
• Supporting the onboarding process for new team members
• Collating and sharing required papers in advance of meetings
• Managing all aspects of travel, expenses, and invoice processing. Keeping accurate and confidential records including holidays, absence, gifts & hospitality, complying with regulations
• Working collaboratively with other PAs, ensuring there is always seamless support in place and providing cover during absence and periods of high workload
• Continually promoting and ensuring compliance with the Groups Equality and diversity and treating customers fairly policy and procedures

Who we're looking for:

• An understanding of systems including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other relevant software packages that support the full range of administrative activities
• General understanding of wider L&G business and key contacts in other divisions
• Have a general understanding of the market, the industry, and of the company structure
• The ability to prioritise a busy workload and to be flexible in a continuously changing environment 
•  Awareness of the business strategy and objectives, governance processes and inter-relationships between different areas of the organisation
• Capable of working alone and unguided, raising urgent matters as appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal/communication skills at all levels and the ability to create a strong internal network

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   
• Private medical insurance (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 

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming 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 strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.