Executive Assistant

Focus Group; Shoreham-by-Sea; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Allowance – 24 days + bankhol

Hybrid working options

Enhanced maternity, paternity andadop

Job summary

Focus Group, Shoreham-by-Sea, is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the Executive Leadership Team in a fast-growing technology services business. You will join a wider EA team and help keep leaders organized and prepared.

The role encompasses diary management, drafting communications, board papers, travel planning including international trips, event coordination, and discreet handling of confidential information. Hybrid working options are available.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally at executive level or supporting senior leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to write on behalf of senior people.
• Great attention to detail and a talent for prioritising.
• Discretion you can be trusted with.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
• A proactive, flexible, positive attitude, and you stay steady when priorities change.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex diaries and inboxes for senior leaders.
• Drafting and sending communications on their behalf.
• Preparing meetings, papers, presentations, agendas and action points, and making sure follow-ups get done.
• Supporting the creation of board presentations and papers.
• Organising travel, including international trips, and managing expenses.
• Looking after confidential information with discretion and good judgement.
• Helping plan company-wide events and ELT offsites and dinners.
• Working closely with the wider EA team to keep standards high and cover seamless.”

Skills

Diary management

Email drafting

MS 365

Executive support

Discretion

Communication

Prioritisation

Travel planning

Tools

Claude / Copilot

Job description

Executive Assistant

Department: Board

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Shoreham-by-Sea

Compensation: £40,000 / year

Description

Executive Assistant

Shoreham | Hybrid | £40,000

Be at the heart of a fast-growing business

Focus Group is a £300m-revenue technology services company with 1,500 colleagues and over 30,000 SME customers (small and medium-sized businesses). We’re backed by Hg Capital, we’re growing quickly, and we’re investing in AI to change how we work and how we support our customers.

Behind a business moving this fast is a leadership team that needs to be organised, prepared and in the right place at the right time. That’s where you come in.

The role

As an Executive Assistant, you’ll support members of our Executive Leadership Team and be a trusted point of contact for them. You’ll work as part of a wider EA team, so you’ll never be doing it alone. You’ll share cover, standards and ideas with colleagues who understand exactly what your day looks like.

No two days will be the same. One day you might be managing a diary full of competing priorities and drafting a message in an executive’s own voice. The next, you could be pulling together board papers or planning travel for a trip overseas. You’ll also help bring our offsites and team events to life.

You’ll be building relationships across the business and with board members, shareholders and external partners, so this is a role for someone who’s confident, calm and good with people.

What you’ll be doing

• Managing complex diaries and inboxes for senior leaders
• Drafting and sending communications on their behalf
• Preparing meetings, papers, presentations, agendas and action points, and making sure follow-ups get done
• Supporting the creation of board presentations and papers
• Organising travel, including international trips, and managing expenses
• Looking after confidential information with discretion and good judgement
• Helping plan company-wide events and ELT offsites and dinners
• Working closely with the wider EA team to keep standards high and cover seamless

What we’re looking for

• 3-5 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally at executive level or supporting senior leadership
• Experience supporting several senior people at once and juggling competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to write on behalf of senior people
• Great attention to detail and a talent for prioritising
• Discretion you can be trusted with
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• A proactive, flexible, positive attitude, and you stay steady when priorities change

It would be great if you also have

• Experience as an EA in a private equity-backed business
• Experience using AI tools such as Claude or Microsoft Copilot to work more efficiently
• A background in IT, telecoms or technology services

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 24 days + bank holidays + birthday leave.
• Hybrid working options - performance depending.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Paid volunteering day * regular charity events.
• Wider company benefits across health, financial wellbeing, Pension etc.