Experienced and bright Executive Assistant is required to support a hugely successful individual at the highest level. Dynamic and very switched on, the client expect the best and will require top knowledge. This is truly one kind of position for a committed, polished and sophisticated EA to join a fast paced environment on their new venture.
- Salary – £70 to £100k (DOE) + Great benefits
- Location – Hammersmith, London
- Position – Full-time
- Starting date – Immediate start with a 12 weeks probations period
- Essentials – Solid work history and European passport
Responsibilities:
- Handling heavy and extensive diary and coordination of meetings and travel
- Organise, coordinate and minute meetings
- Act as the central point of communication between staff, outside parties and the CEO
- Draft and proof-read documents on behalf of the CEO as required
- Proactively manage and monitor the CEO’s inbox, flagging urgent items and drafting responses where appropriate.
- Build strong relationship across the whole organisation to enable efficient problem solving and to build knowledge of how the organisation works.
- Conduct regular meetings with the CEO to agree priorities for meeting and tasks
- Proactively ensure that the Directors are fully prepared for key external/internal meetings and liaise with contacts and greet guest
- Collaborate with different departments EA/PA (external and internal) to ensure that any projects and any ongoing needs for the company are addressed and delivery expectations are met
- Must be intelligent, numerate and professional
- Help solve and manage different issues
Key qualifications:
- Must be available immediately
- Must have 5+ years of experience supporting senior exec level – C-Suite / Chairman / UHNW / High Profile
- Excellent communication skills
- Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Poise under fire and ability to multi-task effectively
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Utmost confidence in handling sensitive and confidential issues
- You must be highly efficient and well organized
- Bubbly and approachable with a ‘can do’ attitude at all time
- Flexible to travel if needed
- Bachelor’s degree
- Tech savvy, strong attention to detail, high standards
- Ability to work well in an incredibly fast paced environment
- Strong Microsoft Office and others IT skills
- Strong time-management abilities; deadline-driven with a keen sense of urgency
- Strong resilience – ability to deal with demanding and challenging environments
- Excellent English is a must for this position (both written and spoken).
- French would be a bonus, but not essential
- Team player, collaborative with high level of emotional intelligence
- Be prompt into work, and flexible on working hours
- Strong references
- Must have a European passport
To be considered for this position, you must apply with a minimum of two strong references to be checked, a recent professional picture, up to date CV in a Word version and a copy of your passport.