Executive PA & Community Relations Lead (Hybrid)

Columbia Threadneedle Investments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a Personal Assistant and Community Relations Executive to support the Head of Corporate Communications and Regional Lead for EMEA & APAC. The role combines executive-level diary, travel and expense management with governance of the community programme and the Columbia Threadneedle Foundation.

You will coordinate team administration, budgeting, invoices and procurement, plus organise events and sign-off processes.

Qualifications

• Track record of administration and support for a leadership role.
• Demonstrable experience of team business support, including budget tracking and invoice processing.
• Experience working in a financial services or professional services organisation.
• Exceptional organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Analytical skills and financial affinity.
• Ability to create relationships with internal and external teams.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools (Excel/Word).

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive personal assistant support to the Head of Corporate Communications, Regional Lead – EMEA & APAC.
• Deliver diary management, travel arrangements and expense management.
• Deliver administrative support to the Head of External Communications, EMEA and APAC.
• Manage team administration, budgets, invoices and procurement needs.
• Coordinate events and manage sign-off processes.
• Oversee administration for community relations and the Columbia Threadneedle Foundation.
• Coordinate volunteering events across EMEA for 250+ employees.
• Lead community relations initiatives in EMEA offices (giving campaigns, day of service).

Skills

Administration experience

Budget tracking

Invoice processing

Financial services experience

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multi-priority management

MS Office

Relationship building

Trax

Tools

Trax

PowerPoint

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a Personal Assistant and Community Relations Executive to support the Head of Corporate Communications and Regional Lead for EMEA & APAC. The role combines executive-level diary, travel and expense management with governance of the community programme and the Columbia Threadneedle Foundation.

You will coordinate team administration, budgeting, invoices and procurement, plus organise events and sign-off processes.