executive assistant Bracknell, England
Job description
We have an excellent opportunity for an Executive Assistant to join the team of the UK’s leading and award-winning independent home interior brands based in Bracknell, Berkshire. A hybrid working pattern is available.
About the role
This is a great opportunity to join an independent award-winning home interior brand, passionate about producing quality, contemporary and inspiring pieces designed in-house. We are looking for a highly motivated Executive Assistant to comprehensively support to the CEO.
- This dynamic position requires the ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
- As an Executive Assistant, you will take responsibility and ownership of office organisation, project management, deadline compliance and important documents and files as well as assisting the CEO with personal commitments and tasks as required.
- As a business, our client takes pride in their culture of excellence throughout and place their team at the heart of that ethos. They are passionate about employees being their most powerful and valued assets.
Key Responsibilities as Executive Assistant will include:
- Act as the point of contact between the CEO, managers, employees, customers and external partners
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with managers and departments
- Developing, maintaining and refining internal processes and filing systems
- Coordinating resources to ensure projects and processes remain on schedule
- Managing the flow of information, communications and projects
- Managing projects and following-up with team members
- Professional and personal scheduling for the CEO including agendas, mail, email, calls, travel arrangements, customer management and other company logistics
- Maintaining professionalism and strict confidentiality at all times, and exercising discretion when interfacing with the business
- Overseeing and coordinating the planning of internal and offsite Company events
- Researching and preparing meeting agendas and taking minutes
About the rewards
For the role of Executive Assistant, you’ll work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with hybrid working available. There is a salary on offer of £35,000 to £40,000 per annum, depending on your experience.
About you
If you're right for this demanding and challenging role then you’ll have the following personal skills and attributes:
- Exceptional organisation, time management and workload management skills
- Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent scheduling and planning skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to act without guidance and on own initiative
- Ability to keep confidences and to use discretion at all times
- Professionalism and credibility at all levels
- Confident, persistent and self-motivated
- Flexible, team-oriented player who is willing to do what it takes to get the job done
- Adaptable and enjoys a challenge
And you’ll have the following experience:
- Demonstrable experience of working with senior managers
- Demonstrable experience of working and communicating effectively at all levels within a business
- Excellent working knowledge MS Office suite
- Proficient with other office productivity tools, e.g. HR system
- Being able to demonstrate an aptitude to learn new software and systems
- An understanding of the challenges of working in a small but rapidly growing company environment
About the company
Our client is an independent furniture brand, passionate about producing quality, contemporary and inspiring pieces designed in-house. They have been in the industry for almost 17 years, bringing aspirational and attainable designs to homes across the UK. Easy and effortless from start to finish, our client experience goes beyond finding the perfect piece of furniture, enabling customers to find a product they’re going to love that will become the cornerstone of their home.
How to Apply
Please note that eRecruitSmart is advertising the role of Executive Assistant on behalf of the Hiring Company and your CV will be sent to the Hiring Manager who is responsible for the vacancy that you have applied to. Please only apply if you consent to these terms.
You must reside in and have eligibility to work in the UK. Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted. If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bracknell, Berkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 21/08/2023
Reference ID: 13101
Expected start date: 21/08/2023
