Strategic Executive Assistant (Hybrid) - High-Impact Support

Greater London Authority; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Greater London Authority is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide strategic and operational support within a senior leadership environment. This role involves managing complex schedules, coordinating governance activities and acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders across internal teams and external stakeholders.

The role goes beyond diary management, with responsibilities built around supporting decision-making, preparing briefing papers, and contributing to organisational

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting senior executives or directors in a complex organisation.
• Outstanding diary, meeting and stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience producing high-quality briefings, reports, presentations and correspondence.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex and ever-changing diaries, meetings and schedules.
• Coordinate senior-level meetings, briefings, agendas and governance activities.
• Prepare high-quality correspondence, presentations, reports and briefing papers.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Monitor actions, deadlines and strategic priorities, ensuring timely follow-up and delivery.
• Support governance processes, decision-making forums and executive meetings.
• Coordinate information from multiple sources and present it clearly.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Assist with planning, prioritisation and workload management across a busy executive function.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and effective business operations.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Governance support

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Greater London Authority is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to provide strategic and operational support within a senior leadership environment. This role involves managing complex schedules, coordinating governance activities and acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders across internal teams and external stakeholders.

The role goes beyond diary management, with responsibilities built around supporting decision-making, preparing briefing papers, and contributing to organisational