Senior Executive Assistant to Leadership Team

Yolk Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day work week pilot

23 days annual leave

Social Housing Pension 12%

Learning & development

Health cash plan

Mental health support

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a values-led community housing organisation by appointing an experienced Personal Assistant to support an Executive Director and the Senior Leadership Group. The role requires arranging complex diaries, managing busy inboxes, coordinating meetings, and producing briefing papers with absolute discretion.

You will be a trusted partner to senior leaders, pro-actively resolving issues, and covering for teammates as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience as a PA or executive support role in a professional office environment.
• Experience supporting senior managers or leadership teams.
• Strong diary and inbox management experience.
• Experience coordinating meetings, preparing agendas and papers, minute taking and tracking actions.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with ability to prioritise deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality PA service to senior leaders and the Executive Director.
• Manage complex diaries and multiple calendars with prioritised actions.
• Handle busy inboxes and escalate issues where appropriate.
• Coordinate meetings end-to-end: agendas, papers, logistics, minutes and follow-ups.
• Prepare reports, presentations, briefing papers and other docs.
• Arrange travel, accommodation and events as required.
• Build relationships with colleagues, external partners and stakeholders.
• Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Support recruitment and people-related processes for senior roles.
• Provide cover for other PAs and work flexibly within the PA team.

Skills

Diary management

Inbox management

Meeting coordination

Stakeholder management

Confidentiality

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

OneDrive

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a values-led community housing organisation by appointing an experienced Personal Assistant to support an Executive Director and the Senior Leadership Group. The role requires arranging complex diaries, managing busy inboxes, coordinating meetings, and producing briefing papers with absolute discretion.

You will be a trusted partner to senior leaders, pro-actively resolving issues, and covering for teammates as needed.