Group Secretary/Personal Assistant

Company: Phoenix Energy
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Are you an experienced and highly organised professional looking to take on a pivotal role supporting senior leadership? If you have excellent administrative and communication skills and are seeking an opportunity to make a real impact at the heart of our organisation, then we want to hear from you!

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a friendly team in an industry leading utility company. You will be joining a team of people who are united in achieving our corporate objectives and who are willing to go the extra mile to deliver excellent service to our customers.

Phoenix Energy is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their race, gender, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide comprehensive PA support to the Group Chief Executive Officer, managing their diary, correspondence, and daily schedule with minimal supervision.
  • Coordinate and prepare materials for board meetings, leadership team meetings, and other executive forums.
  • Take accurate minutes at board and senior management meetings, ensuring timely distribution.
  • Screen calls and correspondence, responding independently where appropriate and prioritising matters requiring the CEO’s attention.
  • Manage complex travel arrangements, including international bookings, itineraries, and accommodation.

Further details can be found in the Job Description below.

Person Specification:

  • Minimum 5 years experience as a PA or Executive Assistant supporting C-suite executives
  • Strong working knowledge of corporate governance principles and Companies House requirements
  • Experience working within a regulated industry or complex organisational environment
  • Proven track record of managing confidential and sensitive information with discretion
  • Previous experience in a corporate secretarial capacity or supporting board-level governance

Whats in it for you?

  • a competitive starting salary.
  • an opportunity to earn a 6-9% on target annual bonus
  • you will receive 22 days annual leave plus 11 bank holidays (this increases with length of service).
  • enrollment into the Company pension scheme on commencement and upon meeting qualifying criteria the Company will match your pension contributions up to 6%.
  • life assurance whist employed by the Company.
  • private medical insurance upon meeting qualifying criteria.
  • comprehensive training programme

Does this sound like you?

We hope you can sayYes to all of the characteristics below – they are in the DNA of all our fantastic employees. Are you someone who:

  • Respects diversity and behaves in an inclusive manner.
  • Has a can-do attitude.
  • Can evolve and adapt quickly.
  • Wants to deliver positive change to the customer and communities that we serve.
  • Recognises that we can achieve more through teamwork.

If this sounds like you then we definitely want to hear from you!

A little more about us

We were established in 1996 to bring natural gas to the Greater Belfast area of Northern Ireland, where there was previously no natural gas distribution network.

Since 1996 local, national and international partnerships have delivered an investment of over £500 million into the Northern Ireland economy and the wider natural gas industry now provides employment to over 2,500 people. We continue to invest in infrastructure that currently has in excess of 259,000 domestic and business customers connected, and continues to grow at around 8,000 new customers each year.

Skills:Organisational Skills Attention to detail Interpersonal Skills Problem Solving

Benefits:Group Life Assurance Pension Free Parking Staff Bus Private Medical

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Posted: July 16th, 2026