Executive Assistant Full Time Temporary

Executive Assistant needed in London, £18.24ph PAYE – Reference:5238936

Main duties and responsibilities of the role include:
• Extensive diary management including scheduling high level internal and external meetings and phone calls
• Prioritise and make decisions on the Directors behalf; manage emails and written correspondence to an agreed standard. Make sure any matters are dealt with appropriately or directed to the appropriate colleague; actions are followed up to completion;
• Logistical daily support including bookings meeting rooms, greeting guests, organising technical aspects (eg. Video conferencing, room equipment) and organising catering
• Global coordination of all aspects of global E&E leadership team meetings – UK and overseas – ensuring bookings, technology, guest speakers and agendas are completed within required timeframes and accurate.
• Following up on meetings to ensure actions are recorded and completed by managing individuals and meeting deadlines
• Provides project oversight and management to relevant departmental projects, ensuring delays are highlighted and appropriate re-planning is undertaken, and that Director is kept up-to-date.
• Acting as both facilitator and gate-keeper on behalf of the Directors
• Monitoring financial expenditure, e.g. in procuring venues and services on behalf of the global exams and English leadership teams, and encouraging others to find efficiencies and savings where possible
• Working independently to plan, organise and manage events for external contacts, clients or company away days, liaising with senior internal and external event as appropriate • Oversight of the Directors diaries, travel arrangements and schedule
• Supporting the Directors with communications, taking the lead on drafting and delivering key messages
• Liaising within and beyond the SBU to manage engagements carried out by the Directors, particularly in relation to shared agendas.
▪ Line manages the Personal Assistant to the Exams Leadership team.
• Ad hoc duties for the senior team when needed

This is a full time role on a temporary basis.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to katie@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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