Assistant / Executive Assistant to CEO - Birmingham, United Kingdom - James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Description

We are currently supporting a leading education provider in Birmingham, who are recruiting for a Senior Executive Assistant to cover a 12 month parental leave, starting from the end of May.

This is a full-time position (37.5 hours) with a salary band of £45,585-£61,198 and offers 1 day per week home working.

The successful candidate will need to display excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and have experience of supporting senior members of staff and undertaking a broad range of work, from project delivery to event management.

Providing a comprehensive support service to the CEO, including diary and event management, meeting and minuting support and organising overseas travel
Ensuring the effective and proactive management of mailboxes and a complex and challenging diary with a range of internal and high-profile external commitments, prioritising and planning the diary at least 12 months in advance
Producing documents, presentations, and briefings in relation to the work undertaken by the senior team, including undertaking desk research and sourcing, interpreting, and appropriately responding to information from internal and external stakeholders
Proactively preparing and collating high-quality meeting-related papers to ensure the effective sequencing of executive and non-executive committees, acting as an interface between senior colleagues
Providing high-quality committee support including taking clear and concise minutes and ensuring that any action points are followed up in a timely manner
Planning and arranging events, and organising high-profile visits by senior external stakeholders, working with a range of departments
Proven experience of working as a Personal/Executive Assistant at Board level in a complex organisation
Outstanding written communication skills, including the ability to write on behalf of the senior team for different audiences and to required deadlines
Ability to produce and analyse complex source material, information and data
40 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
~ Generous pension scheme
~ Family friendly discounts and vouchers
~ Private health and dental options
~ Discounted gym memberships
~ EAP

Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm