Executive Assistant - Knutsford, United Kingdom - Barclays

Barclays
Barclays
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Knutsford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Executive Assistant

Radbroke
As a Barclays Executive Assistant, you will work closely with a number of senior executives and their support offices.

You will take an active interest in understanding the environment they work in, and build an understanding of the business and function's processes & objectives, so the senior executives can rely on your judgment to understand relative priorities and how the various appointments, meetings and outputs contribute towards that.


Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us.

We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.


Working Flexibly

What will you be doing?:


  • Using judgment to prioritize meetings and manage clashes, and responding to requests from both internal and external stakeholders swiftly
  • Acting as a gatekeeper, effectively screen and manage all calls/requests, acting swiftly on information received, and using initiative and delegating tasks to the leadership team
  • Providing oversight and approval of the Directors direct reports' holiday/GEPOC/IT requests
  • Managing travel arrangements including booking travel, accommodation and logistics, and reconciling expenses in a timely manner & adhering to Barclays' travel policy
  • Organizing Management on behalf of Director (initiating position moves/changes to leadership team, liaising with HR/Resourcing on recruitment matters)
  • Coordinating meetings, arranging agenda, speakers, attendance at meetings, recording actions and contributing to discussion where applicable
  • Arranging larger meetings in locations outside the office when needed, taking on the tasks of venue search, planning and logistics

What we're looking for:


  • Previous experience as an Executive Assistant supporting Managing Director/Director
  • Knowledge/skill/competency in tools such as Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Experience of managing and controlling all administrative tasks/queries and approvals
  • Possess outstanding literacy skills, both written and verbal to communicate with peers and senior members of the team

Skills that will help you in the role:

  • Proven ability to multi-task
  • Highly productive, proactive/reactive individual with the ability to turn around tasks quickly
  • An individual that can comfortably use initiative where needed
  • Communicate key administrative topics to team members, such as policies and best practise

Where will you be working?
You will be based in Radbroke, Knutsford.

The Barclays Technology Campus just outside Manchester is our tech command centre and a vital strategic powerhouse behind our global operations.

The campus is set in a 64 acre self-contained site, in a beautiful green environment and it offers unrivalled facilities for work and for play.

We have an onsite gym, as well as outdoor tennis, football and cricket areas, as well as onsite restaurant and coffee shops.

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