Strategic EA to Principal & CEO | Flexible Hours

Hugh Baird Collage; Sefton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Flexible Working

Medicash

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Lifestyle Fitness Gym

Health and Wellbeing

Travel benefits

Retail Discounts

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Hugh Baird College seeks a Senior Executive Assistant to provide high-level, confidential support to the Principal & CEO and Deputy Principal & Deputy CEO. You will manage complex diaries, coordinate executive meetings and events, prepare reports and briefings, and act as a trusted contact for senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

This is a busy role requiring discretion, sound judgement, and an ability to work across multiple priorities.

Qualifications

• Significant experience providing high-level Executive Assistant, PA or senior administrative support within a complex organisation.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience supporting senior leaders and managing complex diaries, meetings and stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to anticipate requirements, use initiative, solve problems and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive support to the Principal & CEO and Deputy Principal & Deputy CEO, ensuring priorities are effectively managed.
• Manage complex diaries, meetings, events and travel arrangements, ensuring executives are fully prepared and briefed.
• Act as a trusted first point of contact, managing correspondence, enquiries and stakeholder communications with professionalism and discretion.
• Coordinate senior-level meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes and action tracking.
• Prepare high-quality reports, presentations, briefings and correspondence to support strategic decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with governors, senior leaders and external stakeholders.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Meetings & travel coordination

Reports & briefs

Confidentiality

Microsoft 365

Communication

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Hugh Baird College seeks a Senior Executive Assistant to provide high-level, confidential support to the Principal & CEO and Deputy Principal & Deputy CEO. You will manage complex diaries, coordinate executive meetings and events, prepare reports and briefings, and act as a trusted contact for senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

This is a busy role requiring discretion, sound judgement, and an ability to work across multiple priorities.