Senior Support to CEO - United Kingdom - Association for Coaching (AC)

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Senior Support to CEO

Following a successful 6-month period and review, the contract could be extended.

About the AC

The Association for Coaching (AC), has now entered its next phase of international expansion. With the continued pursuit of our purpose 'to inspire and champion coaching excellence, to advance the coaching profession and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society' – our continued success is through the talent of our people.

We are one of the world's leading independent, not-for-profit, global professional bodies, dedicated to promoting best practice and raising the awareness and standards of coaching, worldwide.

The AC, established in 2002 has a thriving membership in 90+ countries, made up of professional coaches; academic, training, and service providers; along with leader coaches working within SME's to large multinationals, building coaching cultures.

About the Role

Due to our international expansion, we have an exciting opportunity Senior Support to CEO . We are looking for a proactive, experienced, and resourceful candidate with international experience, to work closely with members of the AC, the International Team, Shared Services teams and our CEO.

Reporting to the CEO, this is a multi-faceted role that underpins the international growth and development plans for the Association for Coaching. You will be simultaneously supporting communications, people, and managing a diverse range of international operational activities and projects, you will also provide senior support to the CEO. You will have ambition to develop yourself and the role.

What You're Great At

This role will be a great fit if you are a strong communicator and highly skilled at building relationships. You'll love to work independently, collaboratively, and virtually. You will have excellent organizational, prioritization and time-management skills; you will work with others to make things happen

The ideal candidate has international experience and will have excellent project management, events management, marketing and copy writing skills, working within fast-moving, multi-national organizations. You are likely to have background working as an International Coordinator, Manager, or International Executive Assistant.

Role Deliverables / Focus Areas

Project and Task Management

· Ensure initiatives and tasks are tracked and monitored and independently manage and prioritize assignments, using your excellent project planning and management skills

· Proactively and consistently monitor activities and regularly draw CEO attention to key activities and requirements and manage time sensitive reminders for the CEO.

· File management (using Dropbox etc.) ensuring files are stored with appropriate version control and follow good document management principles.

Relationship and Stakeholder Engagement

· Provide a timely response to the International Team members queries and requests, using your excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

· Engage with the Shared Services teams to maintaining effective professional relations and ensure the needs and requirements from the International Team members are supported.

· Draft and write up summary notes and emails from meetings with International Team members and CEO. As this is a virtual role and there will be regular telephone, Skype and Zoom team meetings across international time zones.

Marketing and Communication

· Write regular internal and external communications, emails and marketing campaigns, including newsletters, and presentations, using your copywriting and marketing skills.

· Produce and coordinate presentations, using your excellent written communication skills.

Skills Requirements

· Marketing skills, in particular, copywriting with strong written and verbal communication skills.

· Ability to plan and prioritize own workload and that of the CEO

· Bi-lingual in English and ideally 1 + language (French / Spanish / Portuguese / German / Mandarin / Arabic)

· Experienced in managing a varied workload and working with numerous stakeholders, and executing multiple plans

· Building strong relationships throughout the organization and with key stakeholders

· Minimum 8 years previous experience working internationally in large multi-national companies in a similar role Support to CEO/Executive Assistant capacity

· Thrive under pressure with the ability to prioritize and adapt to change, flex, and be creative with solutions-based approach

· Being responsive and proactive in communicating with team members internationally and working collaboratively.

· Sees themselves as part of a team, seeks and accepts direction, asks questions, offer suggestions and doesn't mind doing whatever it takes.

· A self-starter with capacity to work alone and is self-directed.

Rate and Hours

We are seeking a self-employed candidate available to work up to 90 hours per month , (delivered daily Monday to Friday) for an initial 6-month contract. Following a successful 6-month period and review, the contract could be extended.

Joining the AC

The AC values the differences that a diverse community brings and we are committed to inclusivity, flexibility and multi-skilled teams. A great benefit of working as part of the AC is that you will have access to a wide range of high-quality webinars related to coaching, wellbeing, and business development which can contribute to your personal and professional development.

We are a virtual team, and you will need to be familiar with communication technologies to facilitate virtual working, for example, VoIP (e.g., Skype, Zoom). You will also need excellent general computer skills with a working knowledge of Office applications, for example Microsoft Excel, Customer Relationships Management (CRM) systems and file management using Cloud services (eg Dropbox).

How to Apply

Please reply, stating your interest, relevant experience (including your international experience and marketing skills), along with your CV and covering letter to

Please send any questions about the role to Victoria Leath Head of International Growth at

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

• Industries

  Professional Training and Coaching

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