Senior EA/Charitable Project Coordinator for Dynamic Global Company

Knightsbridge Recruitment; Greater London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Knightsbridge Recruitment is representing a fast-growing client seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to the Chief Culture Officer and a Project Coordinator for philanthropic initiatives. The role is largely remote with 1–2 in-person meetings in Central London, requiring an international mindset and experience with international charities.

You will manage calendars, coordinate travel, organise meetings across time zones, and support multiple philanthropy projects with data tracking and

Qualifications

• Must have an international mindset.
• Experience with philanthropy or international charity work.
• Senior EA experience in a fast-paced international environment.
• Strong business acumen and ability to support senior executives.
• Experience supporting teams across different countries.
• Programme or project coordination experience in philanthropic initiatives.
• Proficient with AI tools to support drafting, research, data analysis and productivity.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Chief Culture Officer's diary, prioritising commitments.
• Arrange complex travel and itineraries, including international travel.
• Organise conference calls, Teams and video meetings across time zones.
• Support culture and philanthropic initiatives, tracking actions and deliverables.
• Coordinate progress updates and reporting across programmes.
• Build data trackers and dashboards to monitor programme progress.

Skills

Senior EA experience

International experience

Philanthropy experience

AI tools proficiency

Data dashboards

Travel coordination

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

AI drafting tools

Job description

My client is a fast-growing, phenomenally successful, and dynamic high-profile company with business interests across the world. They also have huge philanthropic/charitable interests.

The role has two sides: Senior Executive Assistant to support the Chief Culture Officer, and you will also be the Project Coordinator for their charitable initiatives, which are spearheaded by your principal.

The role is largely REMOTE, with meetings 1 or 2 days a week in Central London. Some weeks could be more days, and some with no London meetings.

The right candidate must have an international mindset, Senior international EA experience and have worked with an international charity or philanthropic foundation.

They foster a culture of winning together and work hard to ensure everyone is supported to succeed. They offer exceptional benefits, many designed around lifestyle, physical, mental and social wellbeing

THE ROLE

This role provides high-level administrative and executive support to the Chief Culture Officer, ensuring the smooth and effective coordination of daily priorities, communications, meetings, travel and confidential matters.

The role also requires project and programme coordination support for the Chief Culture Officer's culture and philanthropic initiatives, requiring the ability to manage data, communications and logistics independently across multiple concurrent workstreams and be a point of contact for the Culture team.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage and maintain the Chief Culture Officer's diary, proactively prioritising commitments and ensuring effective use of time
• Arrange complex travel, taxis, accommodation and itineraries, including international travel where required
• Organise conference calls, Teams meetings and video calls across multiple time zones
• Support projects, events and culture-related initiatives as required, ensuring actions are tracked and delivered
• Coordinate progress updates and reporting across all philanthropic and culture programmes
• Build and maintain data trackers and dashboards (in Excel, PPT or AI tools) to monitor programme progress, applications, and campaign performance

THE CANDIDATE

• Must have an international mindset
• A candidate who has philanthropic experience or has worked with/for an international charity
• Experience as a Senior EA working in a similar role in a fast-paced and international environment
• Strong business acumen and understanding of working in a senior executive environment
• Experience of working in a global organisation supporting teams across different countries
• Experience in programme or project coordination, ideally across philanthropic initiatives, not solely PA experience
• Strong understanding of and confidence using AI tools (e.g. Claude, Manus, Copilot and others) to support drafting, research, data analysis and productivity — comfortable adopting new tools quickly