Executive Assistant to chief executive Glasgow, Scotland
Job description
Location: Glasgow or near Penrith, Lake District, plus frequent travel in the UK.
Salary: £30,000 -£40,000, plus benefits package.
Starting salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Contract: 37.5 hours per week, although 30 hours per week would be considered for the right person (salary pro-rata).
Apply by: 1700 on Monday 15 May.
who we're looking for
The Outward Bound Trust is a very busy, vibrant charity, that prides itself in offering a refreshing and stimulating work environment. This role will provide full confidential administrative support to the Chief Executive.
The role
You’ll organise the detail behind the vision…from diaries, events, meetings, and travel. In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing and actioning some areas of organisational governance, as well as giving support to Senior Management Team members, and the Board of Trustees as and when required.
This role is more than an Executive Assistant role - you will wear many hats, meet many interesting people and be involved in many differing projects. This role is critical in supporting the organisation in its mission to support young people.
your skills
- Discreet and able to maintain sensitive information in an appropriate way.
- Fantastic organisational and planning skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Able to build effective relationships with key people within and outside of the organisation and inspire confidence.
- Excellent at drafting and processing written correspondence, reports, presentations, and other related documentation using software, such as PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Excel. You’ll also be used to accounting processes.
- Able to maintain records, using your own systems and those that are in place already, particularly the Trustees Portal and SMT records.
- Happy to be accountable, work unsupervised and with your own initiative.
- Able to problem solve and come up with workable/practical alternatives to problems.
- Flexible, and be able to prioritise workload, and work at speed to get things done.
why it's good working here
- Annual Leave of 24 days, plus bank holidays. Annual leave increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 30 days, plus bank holidays.
- Life Assurance: 3 x salary, covered from start date; includes Employee Assistance Helpline.
- Long-term Disability Insurance: 2/3 salary less state incapacity benefit after 6 months’ absence for up to 5 years, covered from start date.
- Employee assistance programme Unum: In the form of an app, with easy access to medical and mental health support. Ranging from instant GP appointments to physio or counselling services.
- Personal Accident Insurance while at work or commuting.
- Health Cash Plan with Medicash: on application after completion of probation; taxable benefit.
- Pension Scheme (currently Standard Life): Auto-enrolment of all staff after 3 months service.
- 8 weeks’ sick pay at full salary in any 12 months.
- Berghaus uniform items provided and the opportunity to purchase Berghaus products at discount.
- Staff bursaries: discounted course fees for family members.
How to Apply
Please send an up to date CV and a covering letter explaining the fit to the role to: Sara Renwick [email protected] The names and addresses of two referees should be included, one of which must be from a recent employer.
Closing date for applications: 5pm, 15 May 2023.
The post holder is required to undertake an enhanced disclosure under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
