The Woodland Trust is looking for a Personal Assistant (PA) for the Executive Director of Supporter Mobilisation to provide support, handle enquires and create optimal conditions for the Director to drive and deliver on their objectives.

This is a hybrid position with a mix of home working and from our head office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Head office attendance would be required once a month on average. Occasional travel to other offices, team events and department days.

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on 9th and 12th of November 2026.

For queries about this role, reasonable adjustments, or support with your application, please contact: recruitment@woodlandtrust.org.uk

• Manage day-to-day requirements of the Director including briefings, scheduling meetings, continual diary and time management support, coordinate travel plans and manage incoming and outgoing correspondence.
• Support the Director by tracking actions arising from Executive Leadership Team meetings and Board meetings.
• Timetable and co-ordinate agendas and contribute to Senior Leadership Team meetings.
• Work with the Director to track Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and reporting for the department.
• Support the Senior Leadership Team with queries, actions, responsibilities and processes.
• Identify risks and issues to projects, flagging to the Director and support in effective resolution.

For the full job description, including the key areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button. 

To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees. 
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.

• Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work with the wider Personal Assistant (PA) team to ensure best practice, sharing of ideas and knowledge transfer.
• Experience in administrative duties at a Director support level with effective skills in time management and organisation.
• Experience managing complex enquiries and triaging appropriately.
• Strong communications skills with the ability to build relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience planning with great organisational and customer focussed skills, including budget management.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications and Zoom.

If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.