Executive Assistant London, England
Job description
SSE has big ambitions to be a leading energy company in a low carbon world. Following our commitment to invest £18 billion in low carbon projects to 2027, we have significant growth plans and are well on our way to achieving our ambition to build a world that's more sustainable and inclusive for you, your family, the community you live in and for generations to come.
Join us on our journey to net zero and help us power change.
About the Role
Base Location: London
Salary: Competitive salary, dependent on experience + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available
SSE has an excellent opportunity for a motivated and highly organised Executive Assistant to provide administrative support to the Managing Director of Corporate Affairs and their direct reports. You’ll be the main point of contact for Corporate visitors to SSE’s London office and will also provide cover for the Chairman’s PA as required. In this varied role, you will be responsible for:
- Diary management, prioritising meetings and ensuring all travel plans are made correctly with briefings scheduled, and agendas prepared.
- Monitoring emails, using judgement and discretion to ensure they are dealt with appropriately.
- Efficient organisation of meetings for the corporate team, making sure IT works effectively, arranging accommodation, catering, visitor passes, and any other necessary logistics to make sure meetings run smoothly.
- Managing requisitions and invoices for the Corporate Affairs team ensuring correct approval procedures are followed and invoices are paid timeously.
- Any other ad hoc tasks as required, including provision of cover for other PA’s as necessary, ensuring expenses are submitted timeously, and ensuring hospitality register is kept-up-date.
What do I need?
To be considered for this role, we would also love you to have:
- Outstanding attention to detail along with experience of providing seamless administrative support to senior stakeholders, in a similar role.
- The ability to listen to, understand, and anticipate the needs of a senior management team, and be able to act on own initiative to resolve issues.
- Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, manage schedules, and keep calm in a changing environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to provide outstanding customer service to both internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent working knowledge of IT packages such as MS Office and Sharepoint, and the ability to suggest solutions and improvements to current processes.
- Good literacy skills, and the ability to proof-read documents.
Although we offer hybrid working (2-3 days in the office), we will require the successful candidate to be flexible in line with business needs, along with occasional travel to other SSE offices.
About our Business
Our Corporate Affairs, Regulation & Strategy (CARS) function combines three quite separate but intrinsically linked businesses, with a shared focus on advising, influencing and communicating SSE's strategy and interests with key stakeholders. This involves the interpretation of complex political and regulatory changes, skilled lobbying to inform the future energy ecosystem, and innovative communication techniques to ensure SSE's story is reached by a broad range of audiences including investors, competitors, governments, partners, suppliers, communities, and both current and prospective employees.
What's in it for you?
We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments you need during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for 'Inclusion & Diversity at SSE' to find out more.
What happens now?
All applications should be made online, and we'll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.
If you would like to discuss any working flexibly requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact [email protected] / 01738 351 671.
Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.
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