Executive Assistant

Sense; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Training and development opportunities

Group Personal Pension scheme

Job summary

A leading charity organization in London seeks a proactive Executive Assistant to support senior leaders. This role involves managing complex diaries, preparing high-quality briefings, and coordinating events with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate has outstanding organizational skills, strong emotional intelligence, and proficiency in Microsoft Office tools. This position represents a rewarding opportunity in a dynamic environment contributing to social change.

Qualifications

• Proven experience supporting senior leaders in a complex organisation.
• Charity or public sector experience is a plus.
• Ability to manage complex diaries and maintain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex diaries and forward-plan around key milestones.
• Prepare high-quality briefings, agendas, and reports.
• Coordinate meetings and events with stakeholders.

Skills

Outstanding organisational skills

Excellent communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Proactive mindset

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Zoom

Job description

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This range is provided by Sense. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Sense is looking for a confident, highly organised executive assistant to support both our chief social change officer (CSCO) and chief fundraising and marketing officer (CFMO). This is a rare opportunity to work closely with two senior leaders shaping the future of social change, campaigns, and income generation.

You’ll play a vital role behind the scenes—helping to deliver high-profile campaigns, build strong stakeholder relationships, and drive forward key change initiatives. If you’re proactive, detail-focused, and great at juggling priorities, this could be your perfect next step.

About the Role

This is a dual role, with your time split between the two leaders, though this will flex around peak periods. You will be responsible for supporting the chief officers behind two fast-paced portfolios:

• Managing complex diaries and forward-planning around key milestones.
• Preparing high-quality, accessible briefings, agendas, presentations, and reports.
• Coordinating meetings and events with internal and external stakeholders, including campaign partners, funders, media, and policy groups.
• Recording minutes and tracking actions, decisions, and deadlines.
• Maintaining smooth communication and prioritising what needs executive attention.
• Supporting budget tracking and processing invoices.
• Keeping projects on track - monitoring risks, progress, and cross-organisational activity.
• Continuously improving systems, processes, and ways of working to increase efficiency.

This role is varied, fast-moving, and ideal for someone who thrives in a dynamic environment with a social mission.

What you'll bring

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience supporting senior leaders (Director or C-suite) in a complex organisation - charity or public sector experience is a plus.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal skills.
• High attention to detail and ability to remain calm under pressure.
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset.
• Confidence using Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Zoom.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in both internal and external interactions.

About Sense

We believe that every disabled person should have the opportunity to connect with others and be included in the world. We use our knowledge and expertise to deliver personalised, creative and flexible support at every stage of life. Sense is proud to be a disability confident leader.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the job description and person specification before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [e-mail]

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to a DBS check; level dependent on the nature of the role.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment/

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative, General Business, and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations, Retail, and Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

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