Senior Executive Assistant-250k
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Job Description
- Our client, a leading organisation operating in a dynamic commercial sector, is seeking a highly organised, proactive, and professional Senior Executive Assistant to provide strategic administrative and operational support to senior leadership.
- This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who enjoys working at executive level, managing competing priorities, engaging with senior stakeholders, and ensuring the smooth running of executive operations.
Responsibilities
- Manage complex executive calendars, scheduling meetings and ensuring priorities are effectively coordinated.
- Coordinate leadership meetings, governance forums, customer engagements, and business reviews, including agendas, minutes, action tracking, and follow-up.
- Arrange domestic and international travel, including itineraries, accommodation, visas, transport, and expense management.
- Serve as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring professional and timely communication.
- Support executive business rhythms, including leadership meetings, planning cycles, market visits, town halls, and performance reviews.
- Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, briefing papers, correspondence, and other executive documents.
- Handle confidential business information with the highest levels of integrity, professionalism, and discretion.
- Provide coordination support for executive projects, events, and cross-functional initiatives.
- Continuously improve executive office processes and administrative efficiencies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Office Management, Communications, or a related field.
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience providing executive support to senior leaders, preferably within a large, fast-paced corporate or multinational environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex calendars, executive travel, stakeholder engagement, and confidential information.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Experience preparing executive-level presentations, reports, meeting packs, and correspondence.
- Strong organisational and planning skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication.
- High level of professionalism and executive presence.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to exercise sound judgement and maintain strict confidentiality.
- Commercial awareness and business acumen.
- Proactive, resourceful, and solutions-oriented.
- Ability to remain calm and effective in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities.