Executive Assistant London, England
Job description
Ground-breaking not-for-profit (NFP) seeking an executive assistant with a proactive approach.
This one-of-a-kind NFP is in the process of forming a high caliber team and looking to grow with the help of an executive assistant: one with a can-do attitude, acute attention to detail and fine-tuned sense of discretion and professionalism. The NFP is working with top-notch stakeholders, who hold them to the highest standards, and equally, provide considerable financial and in-kind support.
The NFP is seeking a motivated organiser with a highly professional manner and excellent communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset to help drive our enterprise into the future. The ideal candidate will have experience working within the financial sector and have a solid working knowledge of the investor value chain.
Some of the tasks will be regular and predictable; others will be ad-hoc and require initiative and inventiveness. As assistant to the chair of a smaller organisation, flexibility and persistence are essential, and in return it offers a rewarding experience with plenty of variety, as well as opportunities for growth and taking over broader responsibilities over time.
This is a full-time hybrid role..
Main Duties
· Acting as the point of contact for the chair between employees, clients, and other external partners
· Diary management including scheduling meetings and organising business travel
· Inbox management and correspondence
· Managing files, databases, bookkeeping and subscriptions
· Client and team meeting support and agenda preparation
· Ad hoc research projects
· Manage content for social media accounts
· Preparation of presentations for various meetings from a master presentation of slides
Skills and Experience
· Minimum 10 years’ experience working as an executive assistant
· Highly professional level of verbal and written communication skills
· Good people skills
· Self-motivation
· Professional discretion
· Flexibility
· Highly tech adept
· Attention to detail
· Outstanding time management
· Ability to work under pressure and juggle priorities
· Excellent Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
Desirable:
· Experience working with investors and asset managers
· Research capability
· Experience in proofreading and editing
. Familiarity with legal contracts
Start date for this position is ASAP. While this is a full-time role, the working hours are flexible, as is the location, with occasional face to face meetings required in central London. The salary range for this role is depending on experience - £30,000 to £35,000.
*Please note that, for the time being, the role will be on a contractor, not employee basis.*
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
