Executive Assistant - Leeds, United Kingdom - Progeny

Progeny

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Description:

Progeny are currently in an exciting phase of growth and succession, which has in turn lead to an investment in the expansion of the CEOs office.

As an assistant to the CEOs office, you will support the CEOs office with administrative duties such as coordinating meetings, managing diaries, and booking travel.

In support of the CEOs office, you will work closely with the Chief of Staff to encourage collaboration and ensure that all the support to the CEO is aligned, joined up, and the Chief of Staff is kept informed.

As an Assistant within the CEOs office, you are to directly offer administrative support to the Chief of Staff, and CEO but not by extension, the teams beneath.

All time must be dedicated to support the efficient and smooth organisation of the CEO & his office.

It is important for this individual to be highly organised and demonstrate strong time management skills so that priorities across busy schedules can be effectively managed.

This is a very important role and as the Assistant to CEOs office will be exposed to highly confidential information it is vital that they can operate with integrity, discretion, and can perform well under pressure and within tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide a consistently high standard of administrative support to the CEO Office
Diary management including scheduling various meetings, 121s and reviews
Preparing itineraries and agendas, as well as coordinating attendees, refreshments, meeting rooms and ensure maximum efficiency
Note/minute taking following important information, and collating actions and keeping logs up to date
Making travel and accommodation arrangements, ensuring efficient use of time and mínimal expenditure
Checking in on flights and travel plans to manage cancellations, changes and amendments

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise:

Previous experience as a Personal Assistant
Previous experience minuting senior meetings to a high level & at a fast pace
Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
High level of confidentiality and integrity
Organised and can effectively coordinate time and priorities across a number of busy schedules
Strong communicator, whether verbally or via written communication.

Benefits:

30 days holiday plus public holidays
Wellbeing day
Birthday holiday
Volunteering day
Private medical insurance, 24/7 digital GP and health advice
Employee assistance programme providing support for your mental and physical health
Group pension scheme
Life assurance scheme
Eyecare vouchers
Family leave
Hybrid working
Referral scheme

About Progeny:

We create, enhance, and preserve wealth.

We are the first and only firm in the UK to bring together independent financial planning, asset management, tax, HR, and private and corporate legal services.

We are forward-thinking and tech-driven, using technology to eliminate paperwork, improve communications, and enrich the relationship between client and adviser.

At Progeny, we believe that we all have the power to make good things happen. We want to use our success as a catalyst for making real change.

We created the Progeny Foundation to support local charities including Zarach and we have recently achieved the globally recognised B-Corp certification.

In 2022, we continued to onboard new team members and made 85 hires, resulting in an overall growth of 42%.

We are the proud winners of the Yorkshire Financial Awards 2023 Best Employer award for the second year running.