Personal Assistant

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant to join our UK Executive Team in Leeds. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in a fast-moving, growing business where no two days are the same. You’ll provide a great PA and secretarial support to senior leaders, helping us deliver excellence and drive innovation.

What You’ll Do:

• Handle complex diaries, calls, and emails for senior leaders

• Coordinate leadership events and off-site meetings

• Support onboarding of senior hires

• Prepare presentations and board packs

• Handle travel bookings, logistics, and expenses

• Drive process improvements and technology adoption

• Attend meetings, take minutes, and track actions

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven PA experience supporting senior leaders

• Exceptional organisational and time management skills

• Strong communication skills and discretion

• Proficiency in MS Office and ability to learn new systems

• A proactive, agile mindset

Who we are:

Markel Corporation (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you:

• A great starting salary plus bonus scheme & strong benefits package…

• 25 days paid holiday (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy / sell extra leave

• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer

• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at rec@markel.com or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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