Executive Assistant to Culture & Leadership Director London, England
Lloyds Banking Group
Full Time
London, England
72704 - 90880 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
End Date
Thursday 23 March 2023
Salary Range
£72,704 - £90,880Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join People and Places as the EA to the newly appointed Culture & Leadership Director. The Culture & Leadership team focus on activating the culture which we aspire to have through our leaders and Culture programmes, bringing together all listening activity into one place and creating a performance culture.
Job Description
This is an exciting opportunity to join People and Places as the EA to the newly appointed Culture & Leadership Director. The Culture & Leadership team focus on activating the culture which we aspire to have through our leaders and Culture programmes, bringing together all listening activity into one place and creating a performance culture.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with the Culture & Leadership Director and their leadership team, you will collaborate to ensure the Director and team are best placed to deliver on the team’s strategic and operational objectives.
- you'll play a key role supporting the preparation...' to 'You’ll play a key role supporting the preparation, coordination and support of strategic and operational changes aligned to People and Places ‘must win’ initiatives'
- Using sound judgement and through effective working relationships, you’ll make decisions on behalf of the Culture & Leadership director where appropriate.
- Serve as nominated deputy on select governance forums.
- Identify and lead on opportunities/initiatives to create a positive, engaging team environment and culture.
- Through your deep understanding of the Director and team’s priorities, you’ll screen, digest and interpret information and communications, responding, rerouting, and prioritising as appropriate.
- You’ll have the opportunity to undertake research and manage key programmes, contributing to a wide range of the Culture & Leadership team’s priorities.
- Ensuring that the Culture & Leadership Director is prepared for all forums, committees and events, you’ll proactively analyse, review and prepare reports and papers.
- You’ll have a risk mindset, taking the initiative to investigate and manage emerging issues and risks as they arise.
- You will manage an annual calendar of events/forums/meetings that will engage the team in a productive manner, including the performance and reward cycles.
- You’ll work closely with the Director’s PA and other EAs across the function to ensure the People and Places leadership using their time as efficiently as possible.
Skills and Knowledge
Action-oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Decision-making: Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organisation moving forward. Pushes for the use of sound logic and data when making organisation-wide decisions.
Relationship-Management: Using a deep commercial understanding, emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills, you’ll develop and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of people, including the most senior leaders.
Influences: You’ll gain the support and commitment of others and create enthusiasm by building a compelling case, sharing it often and energetically to secure wide support.
Solving Complex Problems: You’ll thrive off assembling many pieces of information/data into a cohesive and sophisticated understanding of complex issues.
Programme Delivery: Proven leadership of large programmes incorporating multiple projects which span the group and operate across matrix hierarchies.
Collaboration: Takes initiative to build and promote a culture of collaboration and of open, fearless communication across the organisation.
Process Optimisation: Establish and maintain ongoing continuous improvement dialogue with internal and external partners to ensure optimal process and regular gains in efficiency
Communication & Story-Telling: Ability to present complex data and insight in an accessible manner to different audiences, conveying a clear understanding and considering unique needs of different audiences. You’ll create a culture of ongoing constructive dialogue and have a compelling impact on people at all levels, gaining widespread buy-in, mobilisation and commitment to the overall People and Places agenda.
Interpersonal Skills: Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. For example, cultivates a culture in which interpersonal and group dynamics inside and outside the organisation are as positive as possible. Demonstrates sensitivity in highly visible situations, representing the organisation with poise and polish.
What can we offer you in return?
It is a very exciting time to join us! Together we'll continue our market leading, ground breaking transformation and you'll help us realise the Group's vision to be the Best Bank for Customers. Here, you'll grow as a person and develop your career.
As well as a competitive salary, you’ll receive;
- Discretionary bonus and share plans
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension, where we'll give you up to a max of 15%
- 30 days leave plus bank holidays
- A flexible cash pot (4% of your base salary) to spend on benefits
You'll enjoy our total dedication to your ongoing personal and professional development. We'll help you perform at your best today, so you can fulfil all your potential in the future.
We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
We've gained industry recognition including Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Top 30 Employer for Working Families, Gold Standard 2014 from the Business Disability Forum and Top 50 Employer for Women.
We'll ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Together we make it possible.
At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
