Strategic Director Executive Assistant & Trusted Partner

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking an Interim Executive Assistant to provide high-level executive and strategic support to senior Corporate and Strategic Directors within a large, complex public sector organisation in Greater London.

This senior role goes beyond traditional diary management, acting as a trusted partner, gatekeeper and contact for leadership, helping manage competing priorities and navigate stakeholder relationships to deliver organisational objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing high-level executive support to senior leaders.
• Proven diary, meeting coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience producing briefs, reports and board-level papers.
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication with discretion and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive support to Strategic Directors and senior leaders.
• Manage complex diaries, meetings and competing priorities effectively.
• Organise and coordinate senior-level meetings with high-standard agendas and papers.
• Prepare and coordinate briefings, reports, agendas and board-level papers.
• Monitor actions, deadlines and follow-up from executive meetings.
• Act as a gatekeeper, ensuring leaders' time focuses on top priorities.
• Build relationships with senior executives, elected members, partners and stakeholders.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Anticipate issues and proactively resolve obstacles for senior leaders.
• Coordinate cross-team activity and support during organisational change.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Briefings and papers

Organisational skills

Discretion and confidentiality

Independent working

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Carrington Blake Recruitment is seeking an Interim Executive Assistant to provide high-level executive and strategic support to senior Corporate and Strategic Directors within a large, complex public sector organisation in Greater London.

This senior role goes beyond traditional diary management, acting as a trusted partner, gatekeeper and contact for leadership, helping manage competing priorities and navigate stakeholder relationships to deliver organisational objectives.