Cma2036 - Executive Assistant to Executive - London, United Kingdom - Competition & Markets Authority

Competition & Markets Authority
Competition & Markets Authority
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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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- £34,113 - £38,325
  • A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
    Job grade:
  • Higher Executive Officer
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • Markets and Mergers
    Type of role:
  • Administration / Corporate Support
  • Secretarial
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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Job summary:


Are you a professional and highly organised individual ready to advance your career as an Executive Assistant? If you are passionate about delivering exceptional support, this is an outstanding opportunity to acquire new skills and elevate your career at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).


About the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
We help people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour.


The role


As an Executive Assistant, your core responsibility will be providing efficient and responsive support in a fast pace environment, including diary and inbox management and PA to the Executive Director, Mergers.


Assisting with the prioritisation of time and tasks, you will play a major role in foreseeing potential problems and issues, reviewing documents and serving as the crucial link between the ED and the wider organisation and external stakeholders.


What you will need

What we can offer you


We recognise the value of work-life balance, offering hybrid working arrangements and flexible working options including part-time, compressed hours, and job share arrangements.

You will be equipped with excellent technology tools and services that facilitate collaboration regardless of your location. Our modern, professional workplaces across the UK provide an exceptional working environment.

Furthermore, we proactively promote mental and physical well-being through a diverse range of well-being initiatives, including an employee assistance programme and a supportive network of mental health first aiders.


The CMA is a hugely rewarding, diverse and stimulating place to work - an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so.

All CMA staff enjoy generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous maternity/paternity leave provision.

You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans and a cycle to work scheme.

To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button.

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Key responsibilities for this role are:

  • Providing high quality and fast paced diary and personal support to the Executive Director of the Mergers team (
    ED) in a professional, responsible and timely manner, acting as the key link between the ED and the rest of the CMA and with external stakeholders, such as legal, economic and policy advisors.
  • Play a major role in helping the ED set and deliver their priorities, anticipating potential problems, researching issues, reviewing documents and liaising with colleagues across the CMA, so that the ED can focus their time on the most important strategic issues facing the CMA

Particular responsibilities include:
- managing the ED's diary and inbox exceptionally, tracking progress and proactively alerting them to emerging issues, dealing effectively with calendar and time conflicts and exercising sound judgement in prioritising appointments;
- preparing a daily pack for the ED (including schedule of meetings with brief details and supporting paperwork where appropriate);
- reviewing forthcoming engagements to anticipate and confirm whether papers are being prepared which require review or preparation in advance;
- completing document production in a timely manner;
- organising travel and accommodation and processing expenses;
- supporting the ED in preparing for external engagements.
- completing document production in a timely manner;
- organising travel and accommodation and processing expenses;
- supporting the ED in preparing for external engagements.

  • Maintain an accurate action log of all ED and the Mergers team actions that arise from the various CMA governance Committees that the Mergers team operates with.
  • Maintain an accurate forward look of all forthcoming submissions to the various CMA governance Committees that the Mergers team operate with.
  • Work closely with the CMA Executive Office to ensure the logistics, preparation and minute and action log recording for the Mergers team is undertaken in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Act as the minute taker for executive committees, if required.
  • Act as the Project Officer for projects personally led by the ED, includ
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