Executive Assistant

Ørsted; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Executive Assistant, supporting the CGO in a dynamic environment. You'll manage various responsibilities like calendar management and stakeholder collaboration, while fostering communication and maintaining confidentiality. The role emphasizes individual contribution within a collaborative team atmosphere, offering a chance to grow in an international network.

Qualifications

• Experience as a personal or executive assistant with senior management.
• Strong communication skills in written and spoken English.
• Ability to manage confidential information and maintain discretion.

Responsibilities

• Independently handle calendar management and meeting preparation.
• Monitor and manage inbox for the Generation team.
• Perform various administrative tasks such as expense management and travel bookings.

Skills

Confidentiality Management

Stakeholder Management

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Ørsted Administration Systems

Job description

Join us in this role where you’ll support our CGO who’s a member of the Ørsted Group Executive team with numerous interactions with senior decision makers in Orsted, Renewables Industry and government stakeholders. You’ll enable the CGO to work efficiently, effectively, and add significant value while working in an international environment and gaining a big internal network. You’ll build a strong relationship with the CGO and manage a broad range of responsibilities. You will be a trusted advisor and be adept at managing confidentiality.

Welcome to Generation

You’ll be part of Generation and as an Executive Assistant, you’ll work closely with our CGO where you, together with your colleagues, will work closely with the Generation Leadership team, and other EA/PAs across the organisation, in particular with personal/executive assistants for the Group Executive team.

As a team, we encourage collaboration, drive performance culture, embrace learning opportunities, and support individual and team development.

You’ll play an important role in:

• Independently handling calendar management and meeting prioritization for the Generation team, including supporting preparation of leadership meeting materials
• Monitoring and managing the inbox of the Generation team, collaborating with key stakeholders across Ørsted
• Preparing meetings for the Generation Leadership team, ensuring relevant pre-reads, decision/action summaries, and overseeing practicalities
• Ensuring long-term planning by building deep relationships and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders
• Performing various administrative tasks, such as expense management, purchasing orders, handling invoices, and booking travels.
  
  

To succeed in the role, you:

• Have good proficiency in Ørsted administration systems/processes or be a quick learner
• Have experience as a personal or executive assistant with senior management
• Are an independent worker with a structured approach, thriving in a dynamic environment, and possess strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills
• Have strong communication skills, including fluency in written and spoken English
• Are able to manage confidential information while demonstrating a high level of integrity and discretion
• Value in-person collaboration and maintain regular office presence, whilst also embracing flexibility to occasionally work from home.
  
  

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Shape the future with us

Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.