The City | Hybrid – 4 days office based
Seeking an Executive Assistant to join a highly successful, growing international business within the technology and business consulting industry.
This is an exciting time to join the organisation as it continues to build on an established UK presence while expanding internationally. Operating in a fast-moving and evolving market, the business works with a significant portfolio of major corporate clients and has ambitious plans for its next stage of growth.
The successful candidate will join a small team of EAs supporting the ExCo, providing dedicated 1:1 support to a C-Suite executive.
This is a true EA role, suited to someone who enjoys working closely with their executive, taking ownership of a demanding schedule and becoming a trusted partner in ensuring their day runs effectively.
The role
You will support a senior executive with a busy and frequently changing schedule, managing competing priorities and liaising with stakeholders across the business and externally.
Responsibilities will include:
- Managing a complex and constantly evolving C-Suite diary
- Prioritising meeting requests and confidently resolving scheduling conflicts
- Coordinating meetings across multiple locations and international time zones
- Acting as a key point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders
- Anticipating diary clashes, deadlines and logistical challenges
- Ensuring your executive is fully briefed and prepared for key meetings and commitments
- Preparing and coordinating agendas, presentations and meeting materials
- Arranging detailed UK and international travel, including flights, accommodation, transfers, visas and itineraries
- Managing last-minute travel and diary changes
- Organising leadership meetings, off-sites, conferences and events
- Processing expenses, purchase orders and corporate card reconciliations
- Supporting ad hoc projects and wider business initiatives
- Working collaboratively with the wider Executive Assistant team and providing cover where required
About you
We are looking for an accomplished Executive Assistant with experience supporting C-Suite, Board-level or similarly senior executives within a fast-paced corporate environment.
You will be proactive, highly organised and confident making decisions independently. You'll quickly learn how your executive likes to operate, anticipate what they need and take ownership of the detail around them.
Strong stakeholder management skills are essential, alongside the judgement and discretion required to operate at the most senior levels of a business.
You will ideally bring:
- Previous experience providing support at C-Suite or equivalent level
- Excellent judgement, discretion and professionalism
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach
- The ability to remain calm when priorities change at short notice
- Excellent attention to detail and communication skills
- A collaborative approach to working within a wider business support functions
Location
Based in stunning offices in Central London - The City, this is a hybrid role with four days per week in the office preferred, alongside some ad hoc flexibility. There may be occasional travel to other company locations depending on the executive supported.
This is an excellent opportunity for a polished and capable EA who enjoys operating at the heart of a successful business and wants to build a strong, trusted partnership with a senior executive.
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