Executive Assistant
Location (UK): Office Hybrid* - London
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Contract type: Permanent
Travel: Occasional Travel to Chesterfield, Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast offices and external events.
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
We are seeking two highly experienced, organised and efficient Executive Assistants to join our Executive Administration team managed by our Senior Executive Administration Manager. Collectively the team offer proactive support to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in leading the charity efficiently and effectively and achieving our strategic and operational objectives.
About the role
One of the Executive Assistants will work with our Chief Operating Officer who works across the charity and leads our Finance and Corporate Services Directorate, along with supporting the Director of Income and Engagement. The other will work with the Director of Services and Devolved Nations and the Director of Research.
The roles play a critical part in delivering executive support and will be required to collaborate and build positive working relationships across the Charity, demonstrating a flexible and team focused approach ensuring that leadership are provided with a high quality, customer focused executive administration support service.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Excellent organisational and administration skills, with the ability to proactively manage multiple tasks.
- High levels of professional judgement accompanied by confidentially, integrity and diplomacy.
- Extensive experience of providing support at senior level and working with a range of stakeholders.
- Collaborative, proactive with a focus on continuous improvement and providing a high-quality customer focused service.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note that we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) during our recruitment and selection processes, and we would respectfully ask that you also refrain from using AI during the selection process. Whilst we do recognise that AI may be a beneficial tool for some when aiding research and preparation for an application or interview, we want to maintain a fair, inclusive and positive recruitment experience at Versus Arthritis where candidates can feel supported to demonstrate their experience, knowledge, and skills without the use of AI generated answers.
Interview
Interviews expected: Date to be confirmed at Versus Arthritis London Office
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.