Hybrid Executive Assistant to Leadership | 35h/w & Benefits

hireful; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Health & wellness benefits

Gym discounts

Job summary

hireful is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative, strategic, and operational support to the Executive Leadership Team. The role serves as a trusted gatekeeper and primary contact for stakeholders, with a hybrid pattern requiring 3 days in Bradford HQ and monthly travel to Peterborough.

You will excel in diary management, board coordination, and confidential financial admin, using MS 365 tools and precise minute-taking.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as PA/EA supporting Senior Executives or Directors.
• Experience in fast-paced, regulated environments preferred (housing local government, social care, education, policing).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication with meticulous minute-taking.
• Flexible approach to hours balancing across week.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support and manage complex calendars and forward-planning.
• Triage inboxes, draft correspondence, and act as gatekeeper for leadership.
• Coordinate board/committee meetings, papers, agendas, and minutes.
• Arrange domestic travel and related logistics for business activity.
• Build relationships with internal teams, board members, external partners.
• Lead/support ad-hoc projects and leadership events; manage budgets and PO processes.

Skills

Diary management

Inbox & comms

Governance & board support

Travel logistics

Stakeholder engagement

Project & events

Financial administration

MS 365 proficiency

Minute-taking

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Job description

hireful is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative, strategic, and operational support to the Executive Leadership Team. The role serves as a trusted gatekeeper and primary contact for stakeholders, with a hybrid pattern requiring 3 days in Bradford HQ and monthly travel to Peterborough.

You will excel in diary management, board coordination, and confidential financial admin, using MS 365 tools and precise minute-taking.