Senior Executive Assistant - Elite Organisation

Knightsbridge Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious organisation in the City of London is seeking an accomplished Executive Assistant (EA) to support their CEO. The role involves managing complex diaries, coordinating travel, and handling sensitive information while ensuring high standards of work. Ideal candidates are experienced in C-suite environments with advanced skills in Microsoft Office. This unique opportunity offers a chance to work in a dynamic and respected team.

Qualifications

• C-suite experience in corporate or creative sectors.
• Ability to manage confidential information discreetly.
• Experience in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex diaries for the CEO.
• Coordinating international travel.
• Prepping for meetings and compiling reports.

Skills

Expert inbox management skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

High emotional intelligence

Advanced skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education

Ideally a degree

Job description

Overview

The CEO of a prestigious and highly acclaimed organisation at the forefront of some of the most exciting sports in the world needs an accomplished and truly stand-out professional EA.

Your boss works at pace, has incredibly high standards, is charismatic and fun to work with and is very well respected and has built up a very loyal team.

A meaty, full-on EA role where you will be supporting the CEO and frequently be privy to confidential information. As EA, you will be managing complex and ever-changing diaries, managing an incredibly busy inbox, coordinating international travel, scheduling and prepping for meetings, compiling high-quality presentations and reports and acting as a gatekeeper.

Responsibilities

• Managing complex and ever-changing diaries for the CEO
• Managing an incredibly busy inbox
• Coordinating international travel
• Scheduling and prepping for meetings
• Compiling high-quality presentations and reports
• Acting as a gatekeeper

Qualifications

• A solid CV including C-suite experience in the corporate or corporate/creative world (banking, professional services, media or entertainment could work well)
• Expert inbox management skills - must be evidenced on the CV
• Worked at a high level and is used to dealing with sensitive information and being totally discreet
• Great attention to detail – is bright, calm under pressure and super-efficient
• Strong communication skills – confident working at a senior level and good at building relationships, whether with stakeholders or EAs
• High EQ – good at ‘reading the room’
• A flexible, positive, collaborative, down-to-earth attitude
• Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint and able to put together high-quality presentations and reports
• Ideally, a degree

Opportunity

It’s a truly unique and exciting opportunity for an outstanding EA keen for their next challenge, working for a world-class organisation where they will be an important and respected member of a very impressive and talented team.

Status

Interviewing NOW!