Eexcutive Assistant

FY Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

FY Recruitment is partnering with leading executive search firms in the West End to recruit an Executive Assistant for a senior partner. This role offers hybrid working with 2–3 days in the office and focuses on high-level diary management, client liaison and project coordination.

You will work in a fast-paced, client-centric environment supporting a senior partner, handling pitches, schedules, travel arrangements and confidential communications while delivering exceptional professional support.

Qualifications

• From an executive search or consultancy background, or exceptional EA experience in a fast-moving, client-centric sector.

Responsibilities

• Extensive client liaison throughout the search process, written, by phone and in person.
• Work closely with high level executives and their support teams; build rapport quickly.
• Help prepare and edit pitches and proposals.
• Complex diary and scheduling.
• Stakeholder liaison and project work.
• Monitor partner's email and travel; coordinate calendar and interviews; maintain contacts.

Job description

Executive Assistant- Global Executive Search 55-63k

Hybrid Working 2 / 3 days in office

We have a number of clients in the Executive Search/Consultancy space looking for strong Executive Assistants across their business. Our clients offer fantastic hybrid working and benefits and are located in the West End. Ideally you will have come from an executive search or consultancy background or have excellent EA experience in a fast moving, client centric sector.

AS Executive Assistant in their Executive Search solution you will be responsible for providing project coordination and administrative support for 1 senior partner

Duties include

• Extensive client liaison throughout the search process, both written, over the phone and in person.
• EAs will be working closely with high level executives and their support teams and must be comfortable building a rapport quickly, to ensure a good working relationship with clients throughout the project.
• Help prepare and edit Pitches and proposals
• Complex diary and scheduling
• Stakeholder liaison and Work
• Project work
• Monitor Partner’s email and traffic.
• Maintain Partner’s business calendar and co-ordinate travel and interview schedules. Maintain Partner’s contact directories

Executive Assistants are often the first point of contact with a client or candidate. As such they must have a strong customer focus and ability to handle ad hoc conversations and fast changing situations. Candidates must be comfortable working in a performance driven team environment, be resilient, highly organized, able to prioritize and be pro-active at all times.