Strategic Executive Assistant to CEO

White Woods Primary Academy Trust; Brampton-en-le-Morthen; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

White Woods Primary Academy Trust is seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to provide high-level, proactive and confidential support to the CEO and Executive Team. This role goes beyond traditional administration, demanding anticipatory thinking, sound judgement, meticulous organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, education-focused trust.

You will liaise with trustees, headteachers and external partners to keep commitments on track and help the leadership

Qualifications

• Exceptional organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-moving trust.
• Experience supporting senior leaders with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Providing proactive, confidential support to the CEO and Executive Team.
• Managing complex diaries, inboxes, correspondence, meetings and priorities.
• Acting as trusted first point of contact for the CEO, prioritising and escalating.
• Anticipating deadlines and information needs to keep leaders prepared.
• Preparing high-quality correspondence, briefs, reports, presentations and papers.
• Co-ordinating Executive Team meetings, agendas, papers, minutes and decisions.
• Maintaining action and decision logs and ensuring follow-through.
• Co-ordinating executive diaries, visits, and strategic activity.
• Supporting governance processes and preparation of board/committee papers.
• Developing effective executive systems, trackers, templates and ways of working.
• Handling highly sensitive information with absolute discretion.

Skills

Diary management

Discretion

Organisation

Communication skills

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

White Woods Primary Academy Trust is seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to provide high-level, proactive and confidential support to the CEO and Executive Team. This role goes beyond traditional administration, demanding anticipatory thinking, sound judgement, meticulous organisation and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a complex, education-focused trust.

You will liaise with trustees, headteachers and external partners to keep commitments on track and help the leadership