Assistant to Chief Executive

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive

Rochdale

£38,500 per annum

Permanent

Full time, hours - 36.5 per week

Our client is looking for an Assistant to the Chief Executive, to provide a confidential and high-level executive support role to the Chief Executive, and who will manage the Executive Assistant function to other Executive Directors.

Reporting to the Governance Manager, this role will play a vital role in the overall governance of our client, supporting the administration of Executive and Senior Leadership meetings and supporting Board and Committee meetings to ensure statutory and governance requirements are met and that they meet their legal and regulatory obligations.

Key Areas of Work

• Assisting with the management of all the Chief Executives correspondence.
• Circulate information from the Chief Executive to various stakeholders ensuring information is formatted appropriately.
• Plan and organise the Chief Executive's calendar, setting up relevant meets as well as making any necessary travel and accommodation arrangements.
• Ensure the Chief Executive is briefed with the relevant paperwork an information in advance of meetings.
• Maintain the electronic and paper filing system, including updating the CRM system and other systems.
• Undertake appropriate project work.
• Act as the Chief Executives point of contact amongst the Executive Team, Board Members, Colleagues and Stakeholders.

About you

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education, including GSCE Maths and English, grade C/4 and above, and be proficient in the use of Microsoft 365.

You will have experience of providing executive level administration / secretarial support to senior staff and be experienced in organising and arranging complex meetings including taking and writing minutes up to Board level. You will have the ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, be pro-active with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What's in it for you?

You will receive a range of fantastic benefits, including: -

• SMART working arrangements.
• Holiday entitlement - 30 days holiday plus all UK bank holidays, with an additional 5 days after completion of five years' service. Part time colleagues will receive a pro rata entitlement.
• Ability to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave per year.
• A quality defined contribution pension scheme, with salary exchange and our client matches your contributions up to 8%.
• Plus, many more!

They shortlist and interview for their roles throughout the duration of the advert. Therefore, they would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. They reserve the right to close any of our adverts prior to the stated closing date should they have a high volume of appropriate candidates.