Executive Assistant

Lily Shippen; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Lily Shippen is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to the CEO in London. This permanent, hybrid role offers 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home, with a proactive and culturally intelligent candidate who can manage the CEO's priorities and communications.

The successful candidate will coordinate priorities, prepare briefing materials, and act as a trusted partner within a fast-paced, purpose-driven organisation focused on social innovation and systems

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting a CEO or C-suite
• Experience in a start-up or fast-paced environment is advantageous
• Exceptional diary management and prioritisation of competing needs
• Strong stakeholder management and acting as a key internal/external contact
• Excellent written and verbal communication, drafting correspondence/reports/presentations
• High cultural and emotional intelligence
• Discretion handling confidential information
• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving with attention to detail
• Experience improving systems, processes and ways of working
• Advanced Microsoft Office and digital collaboration skills

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Discretion

Organisational skills

Detail-oriented

Autonomy

Systems improvement

Tools

Microsoft Office

Digital collaboration tools

Job description

We're recruiting on behalf of our client, a purpose-driven organisation working at the forefront of racial equity, social innovation and systems change, who are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-level support to their CEO.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and emotionally intelligent EA who wants to become a trusted strategic partner to a CEO within a purpose-led organisation. You'll provide high-level executive support while coordinating priorities, communications and key initiatives, helping to create the conditions for effective leadership in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Role Snapshot

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: London

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office, 3 days WFH

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting a CEO, C-suite executive or senior leader
• Experience within a start-up or similarly fast-paced, evolving environment would be advantageous
• Exceptional diary management with the ability to manage competing priorities and anticipate the CEO's needs
• Strong stakeholder management skills with confidence acting as a key point of contact internally and externally
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting correspondence, reports, presentations and briefing materials
• High levels of cultural and emotional intelligence
• Exceptional discretion and confidence handling confidential and sensitive information
• Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience improving systems, processes and ways of working
• Advanced Microsoft Office and digital collaboration skills
• A proactive, hands-on approach with the confidence to take ownership and operate autonomously
• A genuine interest in social innovation, systems change and the organisation's wider purpose