Executive Assistant & Administrative Support

Delstad Recruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in London is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the CEO and Marketing & Project Growth Leader. This full-time role requires at least 4 years of experience in administration and strong skills in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include managing schedules, preparing reports, and assisting with marketing logistics. The position also offers a range of employee benefits including flexible working and generous leave options.

Benefits

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Learning & Development Framework

Flexible working

Free parking

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience supporting C-Level Executives.
• 4+ years experience providing administration and management assistance.
• 4+ years experience writing business reports and designing presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support for the CEO and Marketing & Project Growth Leader.
• Manage calendars, correspondence, travel planning, and meeting coordination.
• Prepare reports and presentations, support marketing logistics, events, and documentation.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Office suite skills

Outstanding IT and digital skills

Excellent organisation and planning skills

Strong communication skills

Can-do proactive approach

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job related professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Canva

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant & Administrative Support to ensure the smooth operation of the CEO's office while also providing structured support to the Marketing & Project Growth Leader. Responsibilities span business, operational, and personal support for the CEO, alongside assistance with marketing logistics, events, communications, and documentation. The ideal candidate will be a highly experienced administrator with a natural talent for organisation, a sharp eye for detail, and a genuine enjoyment of administrative work.

This role is ideal for someone who truly enjoys administrative work and takes pride in being highly organised, dependable and thrives on structure, accuracy, and being the steady backbone of an organisation. We are looking for a career administrator who values stability and excellence by being the go-to reliable support. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organisational skills with at least four (4) years PA/EA experience. This position suits someone who is motivated by supporting leadership, and keeping operations running smoothly and who finds long-term satisfaction in these responsibilities and open to growing within the role.

This is a full-time role, 37.5 hours/week between the hours of 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday, with occasional out of hours work required.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include executive support for the CEO and the Marketing & Project Growth Leader, managing calendars, correspondence, travel planning, meeting coordination, preparing reports and presentations, and supporting marketing logistics, events, communications, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Job related professional qualification
• Undergraduate degree
• Advanced Microsoft Office suite skills with extensive demonstrable experience of Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Outstanding IT and digital skills
• Excellent organisation and planning skills to manage a busy workload, often with conflicting priorities
• Strong communication skills with the ability to accurately summarise and convey complex information to a range of audiences with impact and clarity
• A can-do, proactive approach with the willingness to
• 4+ years experience managing professional social media platforms
• 4+ years experience supporting C-Level Executives
• 4+ years experience of providing business, administration, minute taking, and management assistance at a senior level across organisations
• 4+ years experience writing business reports and designing presentations using PowerPoint or Canva

Employee Benefits

• Healthcare & Wellness: Health cash plan, Employee Assistance Programme, health and wellness discounts.
• Financial & Retirement: Pension scheme, referral scheme, season ticket loans, Cycle Scheme and Tech Scheme.
• Holidays & Time Off: up to 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, buying leave, compassionate & bereavement leave, life events leave eg time off for birthday or moving home.
• Learning & Education: Learning & Development Framework, Learners Academy, Leadership Academy, education grant, study leave.
• Family & Parenting: Generous maternity and paternity leave, paid parental leave.
• Flexible Working: Flexi start, hybrid working between home and office.
• Welfare & Wellbeing: Mental well-being days, sick pay scheme, team building activities.
• Other benefits: complimentary breakfast and refreshments, free parking, and well-being activities.

Our approach to recruitment is competency and values-based, whereby applicants should be able to demonstrate the organisation's values and principles. We are a strong believer that an organisation is only as good as its people and partners who are its greatest strength. We are an equal opportunities employer.