Executive Assistant

Schroders; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global investment management firm in Camden Town is seeking an Executive Secretary to provide comprehensive support for the Wealth Management Executive Team. Responsibilities include extensive diary management, organising travel arrangements, and handling confidential information. Ideal candidates will have excellent organisational skills and proven experience at an Executive level. The role promotes flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Proven experience of working at an Executive level.
• Ability to understand executive's business area and priorities.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Extensive diary management ensuring prioritisation of key matters.
• Organise complex travel arrangements and process expense reports.
• Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Education

A-C grade GCSE in Mathematics and English

Tools

Industry-standard office software

Collaboration platforms

Job description

Overview

We draw on the resources of the Schroders group, and our own in‑house investment team. We are open to flexible working, so we can balance personal and professional commitments. To provide support to members of the Wealth Management Executive Team.

What you will do

• Extensive diary management, ensuring prioritisation of key matters/priorities.
• Anticipate requirements, proactively resolving problems with minimal supervision, and providing support for decision‑making processes.
• Inbox management to highlight and escalated time‑critical messages, and assigning tasks to others where applicable.
• Organise complex travel arrangements, create itineraries & process expense reports.
• Organise business updates, off‑site meetings, and dinners as required.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other documentation to an advanced level, and in line with Schroders practice.
• Prepare agendas, take minutes and follow up on actions from leadership meetings.
• Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, filtering communications as needed.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Build relationships across different departments and at all levels of the organisation, as well as with clients and senior stakeholders.
• Work effectively, and in partnership, with other Executive Secretaries to ensure appropriate cover and good working relationships.

Knowledge, experience and qualifications

• A‑C grade GCSE, or equivalent, in Mathematics and English.
• Proven experience of working at an Executive level.
• Excellent organisational, administrative and time‑management skills.
• Ability to understand the executive's business area, priorities, and how their work fits into broader organisational goals.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, adapting to a range of audiences.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work autonomously.
• Ability to work to deadlines and assimilate information/instructions quickly.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with care and professionalism.
• High attention to detail.
• Experience of minute taking.
• Comfort in using industry‑standard office software, collaboration platforms, and adapting to new technologies.

What you will be like

• Thrives in fast‑paced, changing environments and remains calm under pressure.
• Can cultivate positive working relationships across all levels, internally and externally.
• A self‑starter, able to prioritise workload and have an ability to work for more than one person.
• Has a flexible approach to work.
• Strong team ethic and collaboration skills.

Inclusion and diversity

We recognise potential, whoever you are: Our purpose is to provide excellent investment performance to clients through active management. Diversity of thought, facilitated by an inclusive culture, will allow us to make better decisions and better achieve our purpose. This is why inclusion and diversity are a strategic priority for us and why we are an equal opportunities employer. You are welcome here, regardless of your age, disability, gender identity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, or any other protected characteristic.

About Us

We're a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future. We have around 6,000 people on six continents. And we've been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesn't change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

Job Description

About Cazenove Capital: At Cazenove Capital we look after private individuals, families, and charities. We are the Wealth Management business of the FTSE‑listed global investment manager Schroders. We help our clients around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.

About Schroders: Our parent company Schroders has around 6,000 people on six continents. We have been around for over 200 years and keep adapting as society and technology changes. What does not change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.

The base: We moved into our new HQ in the City of London in 2018. We are close to our clients, in the heart of the UK's financial centre. And we have everything we need to work flexibly.

The team: We are one of the largest UK‑based Wealth Management firms, headquartered in London but with offices around the country. We help private clients, families, charities, and some institutions meet their needs.