Executive Assistant

Cherry Professional; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional is recruiting an experienced Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to a Senior Leadership Team in Nottingham City Centre. This is a traditional EA role requiring an organized, proactive and resilient professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment.

The successful candidate will manage complex diaries, travel, expenses and confidential information, acting as a trusted right-hand to senior leaders and ensuring smooth day-to-day operations across the

Qualifications

• Experience in a Senior PA or Executive Assistant role.
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail.
• Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident, resilient and able to challenge when required.
• Proactive and able to take ownership with minimal supervision.
• Professional, diplomatic and able to handle confidential information.
• Flexible in approach and willing to occasionally support outside normal hours.
• Excellent communication with strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Complex diary and calendar management for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and taking accurate meeting minutes.
• Managing travel arrangements including flights, accommodation, itineraries and last-minute changes.
• Processing expenses and supporting administrative activities.
• Acting as a key point of contact on behalf of the leadership team.
• Managing confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Anticipating stakeholder needs and proactively resolving issues.
• Building strong relationships across the wider business and with external partners.

Skills

Diary management

Meeting coordination

Travel arrangements

Expenses processing

Confidential handling

Stakeholder liaison

Effective communication

Job description

Executive Assistant

Nottingham City Centre | Office Based Full-Time | Permanent

The Opportunity

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and highly successful Nottingham-based organisation for an experienced Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to a Senior Leadership Team of three senior stakeholders.This is a traditional Executive Assistant role requiring an organised, proactive and resilient professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is confident managing competing priorities, changing demands and different working styles.The successful candidate will become a trusted right-hand support to senior leaders, ensuring their time is effectively managed and business operations run smoothly.

Key Responsibilities

• Complex diary and calendar management for senior stakeholders
• Coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and taking accurate meeting minutes
• Managing travel arrangements including flights, accommodation, itineraries and last-minute travel changes
• Processing expenses and supporting administrative activities
• Acting as a key point of contact on behalf of the leadership team
• Managing confidential information with discretion and professionalism
• Anticipating stakeholder needs and proactively resolving issues before they arise
• Building strong relationships across the wider business and with external partners

About You

• Experienced in a Senior PA or Executive Assistant role
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail
• Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Confident, resilient and comfortable challenging when required
• Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks with minimal supervision
• Professional, diplomatic and able to handle confidential information
• Flexible in your approach and willing to occasionally support outside normal working hours when business needs require
• An excellent communicator with strong relationship-building skills