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This includes managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information.Those working as assistants and office support at PwC will provide high-level administrative support to senior executives, including managing their schedules, coordinating meetings, and handling confidential information. You will play a crucial role in maintaining smooth operations and effective communication within the organisation.\nDriven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.\nExamples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:\nApply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.\nAppreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.\nAdopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.\nActively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.\nSeek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.\nGather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.\nCommit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.\nLearn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.\nAbout the Role\nThis is a dynamic, office-based role for a proactive and highly organised professional who can balance executive support with hands-on project coordination across multiple engagements.\nThe successful candidate will help ensure smooth day-to-day operations, effective stakeholder communication, disciplined project administration and reliable financial and engagement support. 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