Executive Assistant

Checkatrade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Cashplan (WPA)

Holiday buy and sell

Cycle to Work scheme

Home and Tech scheme

EV scheme (Octopus)

Life insurance

Pathway – Financial Wellbeing

Payroll Giving

Pension Planning

TradePoint discount (B&Q)

Job summary

Checkatrade in London (Moorgate) is looking for an Executive Assistant to the CEO on a 12-month maternity cover. You will own the CEO's diary, coordinate meetings, manage travel, and be the trusted first point of contact for senior stakeholders.

You’ll support leadership rhythms, chase actions, and ensure the CEO can focus on strategic decisions. This role demands discretion, strong organisation, and the ability to push back when needed.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a CEO or senior executive in a fast-moving business.
• Sharp eye for detail and ability to judge urgency vs importance.
• Total discretion with confidential information; trusted with sensitive details.
• Calm, organised approach; ability to manage upwards and push back when needed.

Responsibilities

• Owning the CEO's diary end-to-end, prioritising meetings and ensuring clear purpose.
• Coordinating board and leadership meetings, papers, and actions.
• Managing travel and itineraries, handling logistics for readiness.
• Acting as trusted first point of contact for the CEO with senior stakeholders.
• Keeping leadership rhythm: coordinating offsites and cross-team moments.
• Owning improvements to how the CEO's office operates day-to-day.

Skills

CEO support

Attention to detail

Discretion with confidential info

Calm, organised under pressure

Job description

As our next Executive Assistant to the CEO (Maternity Cover), you'll play a key role in helping us build the UK's go-to home improvement marketplace. You'll be the person our CEO relies on to keep the day-to-day running smoothly, owning their diary, priorities and the details that let them focus on the big calls. It's a 12-month fixed-term contract, based in our London (Moorgate) office, and a genuine seat close to the decisions shaping Checkatrade's next chapter.

Forget long lists, here's what you'll actually spend your time on:

• Owning the CEO's diary end-to-end: prioritising what matters, protecting focus time, and making sure every meeting has a clear purpose and the right people in the room.

• Coordinating board and leadership meetings: pulling together papers, chasing actions, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks between sessions.

• Managing complex travel and itineraries, sorting the logistics so the CEO can turn up ready, without the faff.

• Acting as a trusted first point of contact for the CEO: handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion, and representing them well with senior stakeholders, investors and the exec team.

• Keeping the wider leadership team's rhythm on track: coordinating offsites, leadership meetings and cross-team moments that keep everyone aligned.

• Spotting where things could run better and just fixing them: you'll have real ownership over how the CEO's office operates day to day.

It's not about ticking every box. It's about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You'll do well here if you bring:

• Experience supporting a CEO, founder or senior executive in a fast-moving business, ideally at C-suite level.

• A sharp eye for detail and the judgement to know what's urgent, what's important, and what can wait.

• Total discretion with confidential and sensitive information: people trust you with the details that matter.

• A calm, organised approach under pressure, with the confidence to manage upwards and push back when needed.

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here's just a taste:

• Competitive salary

• Cashplan (WPA)

• Holiday buy and sell

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Home and Tech scheme

• EV scheme (Octopus)

• Life insurance

• Pathway – Financial Wellbeing

• Payroll Giving

• Pension Planning

• TradePoint discount (B&Q)

How we'll get to know each other:

• Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners

• 1st stage interview with our Senior Executive Assistants

• 2nd Stage interview with the CEO

If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we'd love to hear from you, even if you don't tick every box

At the moment, this role isn't open to visa sponsorship applications.

About us

We're Checkatrade – the UK's leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.

We're growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you'll fit right in.