Personal Assistant to CEO – join a fast-paced start-up environment and have high ownership (EdTech)

Connecting Education; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Share options

30 days holiday

Training budget

Weekly team activities

Job summary

A fast-growing EdTech company is seeking a Personal Assistant to the CEO to take ownership of the CEO's inbox and communications. You will thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your organizational skills will be key. Responsibilities include managing emails, coordinating schedules, and supporting high-impact work. This role offers competitive pay of up to £40,000, share options, and potential for progression within the company. Join a vibrant team in central London for an exciting career opportunity.

Qualifications

• Junior-mid level experience preferred, but strong capabilities are essential.
• Ability to manage communication effectively and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Enjoy working towards ambitious daily goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage the CEO's inbox and communication effectively.
• Draft replies and filter important messages.
• Coordinate scheduling and manage calendar effectively.
• Support the CEO in high-impact work and ensure smooth workflow.

Skills

Strong judgment

High energy and speed

Resilience under pressure

Diplomatic writing

Organised

Fast learner

Job description

Personal Assistant to CEO – join a fast-paced start-up environment and have high ownership (EdTech)

This range is provided by Connecting Education. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Are you a go-getter? Someone who gets things done? A problem solver who works with high energy and speed? This might be the role for you!

The company

Our client is a young and fast-growing EdTech company at the forefront of educational innovation. They are dedicated to transforming learning through their state-of-the-art platform. They want to make education more accessible, engaging, and effective for students and teachers worldwide.

The role

The company is looking for a highly capable, intelligent PA to support the CEO of a growing startup.

This is not a passive admin role.

You will own the CEO’s inbox end-to-end, deciding what matters, acting on it, and protecting time and attention. You’ll be trusted to reply on the CEO’s behalf, manage communication flow, and ensure nothing important falls through the cracks.

If you like clarity, high expectations, real responsibility, and the satisfaction of making chaos orderly, you’ll thrive here.

Key Responsibilities

Inbox Ownership

• Full responsibility for managing the CEO’s inbox
• Drafting and sending replies on the CEO’s behalf
• Filtering noise from signal
• Escalating only what truly matters
• Switching between fast triage and deep, thoughtful responses based on context

Communication & Coordination

• Clear, professional email communication with customers and partners, internal team, advisors and stakeholders
• Chasing responses and following up until things are closed

Scheduling & Organisation

• Calendar management where relevant
• Prioritising tasks and reminders
• Keeping commitments visible and under control

General Support

• Helping the CEO stay focused on the highest-impact work
• Taking initiative on anything that removes friction from the day
• Being calm and organised in a fast-moving environment

Why This Role Is Special

You won’t just be “helping”, you’ll be:

• Trusted with real responsibility
• Learning fast in a business that is growing
• Building skills that transfer anywhere

And you’ll be rewarded with:

• Competitive pay
• Share options
• Exposure to a founder and leadership environment
• The chance to grow into senior roles

The package

• Up to £40,000 salary
• A stake in the success of the company through share options
• 6 monthly pay reviews
• Work in a fast-growing company with plenty of room for progression
• 30 days holiday, including bank holidays.
• Work from a modern, well-resourced office in trendy Sky Gardens, Nine Elms
• Weekly lunches ordered in
• Vibrant team with weekly post-work pool, darts, and drinks
• Team retreats
• Training budget to help you learn and develop your career
• Opportunity to work in a uniquely high-performance team – if you're someone who is impatient for progress, then this is the place you'll thrive.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for someone with junior-mid level experience, but seriously capable. You don’t need years of experience, but you do need:

• Strong judgment
• High energy and speed
• A thick skin and resilience under pressure

You should be the sort of person who enjoys:

• Ticking things off fast
• Clearing backlogs
• Solving messy information problems
• Working out how to amplify your own output
• Hitting ambitious daily goals

You’ll Excel If You Are:

• A sharp writer who can be diplomatic without being vague
• Organised, even when everything around you is not
• A fast learner who doesn’t need constant handholding
• Comfortable taking responsibility early
• Calm under fire and unflappable in pressure moments
• Happy in a start-up environment where things change a lot
• Energised by ambitious targets and high expectations

You Probably Won’t Enjoy This If You:

• Need lots of instruction and reassurance
• Work slowly or cautiously by default
• Struggle with pressure
• Prefer predictable routines
• Are uncomfortable taking control of important communication

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Administrative, General Business, and Human Resources
• Higher Education, Education, Primary and Secondary Education

Apply!

If you're excited by being in a fast-paced environment and want to work with a team of smart, hardworking colleagues, apply now!