Are you ready to make your mark in the world of Formula 1?
At Formula 1, we are passionate about delivering the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle leaving a positive legacy wherever we race. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do ever since our first Grand Prix in 1950. Now, 75 years on, the sport remains a pioneer, developing technologies that have made a significant impact on society beyond the track.
Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our passionate and dedicated people. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, or communications there is always a talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.
Formula 1 covers a huge range of disciplines across a wide array of industry sectors, drawing the very best from our teams of technicians, engineers and media rights specialists and encouraging the creativity of experts in the fields of digital and traditional media, marketing and communications.
We are recruiting for a Personal Assistant for our Director of Innovation and Technology who would be based at our Biggin Hill office. Do you have what it takes to be part of the world’s greatest sport and entertainment spectacle?
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide high level executive business and administrative support to the Director, cascading across all day-to-day duties
- Cultivate and strengthen relationships with stakeholders (internal/ external), using expert levels of communication
- Strategic multi-tasking and impeccable organisation skills
- Managing projects, create and maintain status tracking reports, ensuring all deadlines are met and follow-up with contributors (internal/ external) as required
- Preparation of PowerPoint presentations, word documents and agendas with high attention to detail
- Perform meeting research, planning, and preparation, including minute taking and distribution
- Organise and ensure the Director is well prepared for meetings, always looking ahead
- Meticulous diary management working across several different time zones
- Screen enquiries and requests and responding within a timely manner
- Maintain the highest standards with regard to respect, integrity and ironclad confidentiality and discretion
- Administer, coordinate, and submit monthly expense claim forms and credit card paperwork
- Coordinate travel arrangements with the Travel department; to include visa applications and checking itineraries
- Support with the department budget preparation
- Ability to solve simple IT issues and contact the IT department where necessary.
- Ability to respond out of hours on occasion when the Director is travelling
Specification Essentials:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience supporting a Director or C suite individual
- Exposure to high profile business individuals
- Experience in senior stakeholder management
- Experience of working within a dynamic and ever-changing environment
- Experience working for a high-profile company
- Knowledge of Formula One
- Excellent written and oral English language skills
- Strong level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Advanced MS Office skills
- Ability to effectively interact and communicate with a wide range of people and personalities, (internal and external)
- Ability to work under time constraints and pressure with constant change in priorities all the while remaining calm
- Ability to work unsupervised and to efficiently manage and prioritise your own workload whilst maintaining deadlines
- Minute taking
Why join the force behind the sport?
Joining F1 means becoming part of a team that values innovation, collaboration and personal growth. We offer a dynamic work environment where ideas are heard, and employee contributions truly make an impact. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people to play their role in accelerating the future of the sport. As a member of the F1 team, you will be able to access our amazing benefits:
Private Healthcare scheme
Dental Care
4 x Grand Prix Paddock passes per season
Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and other family planning policies
A free staff shuttle service running to and from surrounding trains stations near to Biggin Hill
Free healthy snacks in our offices
Subsidised canteen in Biggin Hill, serving breakfast and lunch
25 days annual leave and 8 Bank Holiday days, plus a Christmas period closure
Opportunities to develop and request training for your role via our in-house Learning and Development team
Discount on F1 merchandise
Discount at F1’s experiences including F1 Arcade and F1 Drive
Perkbox benefit portal and more
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What We Do
Formula 1® delivers the world’s greatest sports and entertainment spectacle with innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability at the heart of its future growth and value. As the global rights holders of this incredible sport our team delivers the 24-race calendar direct to our passionate fans around the globe.
Everything you see on screen or at an event comes via our people at F1. Whether its engineering, broadcast, legal, logistics, security, event management, commercial, media rights, marketing, and communications there is always a driven and talented team working to maximise the potential of the sport.
We are focused on delivering the best for our fans and partners while also ensuring we do the right thing as a business and use the power of Formula 1 to make a positive contribution to the places we visit and to our own community. That is why sustainability and accessibility are part of every decision F1 makes. Our commitment to being Net Zero by 2030 is already reducing our emissions both on and off the track, and our focus on diversity and inclusion ensures everyone is welcome.
This is Formula 1!
