Board & Executive Assistant — Strategic, Discreet Support

Booths; Preston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount card

Café/Lunchtime discount

Grocery discounts

Pension

Wellbeing support

Shop discounts

Job summary

Booths Central Office, Preston, is seeking a Board and Executive Assistant to provide proactive, confidential support to our Board and Executive Committee. This pivotal role ensures governance processes run smoothly, with calendar coordination, meeting management and discreet handling of sensitive information.

You will coordinate board meetings, prepare agendas and packs, take minutes, manage diaries, travel and events, and support governance across the business.

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience supporting Board-level leaders.
• Proven experience preparing Board papers, agendas and minutes.
• Excellent organisational and diary management skills.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.
• Advanced Microsoft 365 skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement, discretion and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating Board and Executive meetings throughout the year
• Preparing agendas, Board packs and meeting documentation
• Taking accurate minutes and maintaining action logs
• Managing Executive diaries and scheduling meetings
• Supporting governance and administration processes
• Coordinating travel, events and senior stakeholder meetings
• Building effective relationships with Board members, Executives and external partners
• Managing highly confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Providing administrative and project support across a range of business activities

Skills

Board support

Board papers

Diary management

Written communication

Multitasking

Microsoft 365

Stakeholder management

Discretion & integrity

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Booths Central Office, Preston, is seeking a Board and Executive Assistant to provide proactive, confidential support to our Board and Executive Committee. This pivotal role ensures governance processes run smoothly, with calendar coordination, meeting management and discreet handling of sensitive information.

You will coordinate board meetings, prepare agendas and packs, take minutes, manage diaries, travel and events, and support governance across the business.