Private Executive Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen with a client of ours who seeks someone with exceptional EA skills and experience to support their busy and multi-faceted work life within the charity and environmental sector. The role is mostly remote with 1 day per month in West London and hours worked flexibly spread over 4 - 5 days per week (Monday-Friday). Salary is depending on experience and will be pro rata the full time amount advertised.

As EA you will:

• Manage a busy email inbox, keep track of multiple events, deadlines and relevant developments that may impact on my client’s work or their diary and support her by briefing her when she is too busy to look at emails. 
• Manage a busy diary and arrange meetings, book events and lunches/dinners
• Respond to meeting requests and draft responses to other emails or letters as required
• Ensure my client is well prepared and briefed for meetings and events
• Anticipate what will be needed and use your initiative to meet these needs

The ideal applicant will: 

• Have experience of providing Senior PA or EA support at Senior Executive level and be comfortable and confident liaising at this level and with public figures on occasion.
• Be incredibly organised and able to prioritise and respond to short notice requests and changes.
• Be good at synthesising lots of information and providing succinct summaries and on occasions carrying out some research on relevant topics for our client.
• Ideally have an interest in and some knowledge of environmental issues. 
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to get to know people, build rapport and trust very quickly.
• Have excellent IT skills – especially in Microsoft Office packages and Teams but a general good understanding of IT and IT equipment.
• Be a practical, positive, problem solver who can always offer possible solutions.
• Work with the utmost discretion and strict confidentiality
• Have excellent written communication skills to be able to draft professional emails and letters on behalf of my client.
• Be able to work alone and on their own initiative for much of their working time in a suitable home working space and work from West London 1 days per month.
• Be able to occasionally work on a non-working day or outside of usual work time to meet business/diary need. 
• Have an existing right to work in the UK.

To Apply:

Please submit a CV clearly showing how you meet the above criteria and a note to say why you are interested in the role, confirming your ideal working pattern and salary expectations. Please highlight any experience in, or knowledge of, the environmenal sector.

Application Deadline: 23rd February.

First Interview will be by video call with the client on the 11th or 12th March. Please try to keep these dates free as invitations will be sent week commencing 3rd March. 

Second interviews will be in person in London on the 17 or 18th March.

**Immediate start available after these interview dates subject to satisfactory references and right to work in the UK checks.**