Executive Assistant

Royal Air Force (RAF); Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The RAF Benevolent Fund is seeking a proactive, highly organised individual to provide executive-level support to the Director of Resources and Director of Technology. You’ll manage complex schedules, coordinate meetings, provide direct support to committees, prepare key documents, and support strategic projects.

This is a role for someone who thrives on responsibility and variety.

Qualifications

• Provide executive-level support to senior directors.
• Manage complex schedules, meetings and document preparation.
• Support committees and strategic projects with professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Act as secretary for key committees and take minutes.
• Liaise with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure smooth communication across the organisation.
• Support events and beneficiary engagement where needed.
• Demonstrate initiative with timely, discreet support to Directors.
• Manage multiple priorities with professionalism.

Skills

Executive support

Minute taking

Stakeholder liaison

Calendar management

Discretion

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS Outlook

Job description

We’re looking for a proactive, highly organised individual to provide executive-level support to the Director of Resources and Director of Technology. You’ll manage complex schedules, coordinate meetings, provide direct support to committees, prepare key documents, and support strategic projects.

This is a role for someone who thrives on responsibility and variety.

You’ll

• Act as secretary for key committees and take minutes.
• Liaise with senior stakeholders internally and externally.
• Ensure smooth communication across the organisation.
• Have the opportunity to volunteer for events, meet with beneficiaries and visit RAF Stations.,
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative whilst providing timely and consistent support to Directors.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with discretion and professionalism.
• Confidence engaging with senior internal and external stakeholders.

For more than 100 years, the RAF Benevolent Fund has been supporting the RAF Family. We are a key partner in the Royal Air Force’s mission to look after its people during and after service, ensuring that this service is valued, recognised, and people are supported even when uniforms are eventually shed. We are a national charity with international reach, delivering emotional, financial and practical support wherever and whenever it is needed. Each year, our vital services and support continued to help those serving, families, veterans, and the bereaved, in 30 other countries and in 2024 more than 64,000 people benefitted from the charity’s work.

As an organisation, we encourage learning and development and there will be ample opportunity to learn more about the Royal Air Force, the broad impact of the Fund’s work as well as developing your own skillset.