Executive Assistant

Cpl; Tipperary; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to join their team as a trusted partner to the CEO.

The role goes beyond diary management, anticipating needs, coordinating priorities, and ensuring clear communication across the business. Key duties include managing the CEO’s diary, arranging complex travel, preparing professional documents, screening calls, and minute-taking with strict discretion.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting C-Suite or senior leadership.
• Advanced Excel knowledge (formulas, pivot tables, data organisation, reporting).
• Strong knowledge of PowerPoint and Word with the ability to produce polished, presentation-ready documents.
• Exemplary self-organisation and time management, able to juggle multiple priorities under pressure.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly in written communication and scheduling accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable liaising with senior stakeholders and external contacts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Honest, trustworthiness, and absolute discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and proactively find solutions to issues should they arise.

Responsibilities

• Support the CEO with diary management and prioritise scheduling requirements.
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements with detailed itineraries.
• Prepare, format and proofread correspondence and reports to a professional standard.
• Screen and manage calls, emails, and visitors as the first point of contact for the CEO.
• Organise and minute meetings, tracking actions through to completion.
• Handle confidential information with absolute discretion and integrity.
• Liaise with stakeholders and clients on behalf of the CEO in a professional manner.
• Proactively manage tasks to maintain a smooth workflow.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Stakeholder liaison

Time management

Discretion

Communication

Problem solving

Independence

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Our client, a leading employer in the Clonmel region of Co. Tipperary, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Executive Assistant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who takes pride in making a meaningful difference and understands the value that exceptional executive support can bring to senior leadership and the wider business.

The Role

As Executive Assistant will play a vital role in enabling effective leadership and supporting the success of our client’s business. As a trusted partner to the CEO, you will bring organisation, sound judgement and discretion to a position that extends beyond diary management - anticipating needs, coordinating priorities, and keeping communication flowing across the business.

• Manage the CEO’s diary, proactively resolving scheduling conflicts and prioritising competing demands
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel arrangements, including detailed itineraries
• Prepare, format and proofread correspondence and reports, papers, and presentations to a professional standard
• Act as the first point of contact for the CEO, screening and managing calls, emails, and visitors with discretion
• Organise and minute meetings tracking action points through to completion
• Handle sensitive and confidential information relating to the business, leadership team, and stakeholders with absolute discretion
• Liaise with stakeholders and clients on the CEO’s behalf representing them professionally at all times
• Proactively manage tasks to ensure a smooth workflow

Skills & Experience That We Need

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting C-Suite or senior leadership
• Advanced Excel knowledge (formulas, pivot tables, data organisation, reporting).
• Strong knowledge or PowerPoint and Word with the ability to produce polished, presentation ready documents
• Exemplary self-organisation and time management, able to juggle multiple priorities under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly in written communication and scheduling accuracy
• Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable liaising with senior stakeholders and external contacts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Honest, trustworthiness, and absolute discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Ability to work independently, use initiative and proactively find solutions to issues should they arise
• Calm, resilient, and adaptable under pressure and changing business priorities
• Discretion and integrity
• Composure under pressure
• Diplomacy and professionalism
• Reliability and consistency
• Initiative and proactivity

The Offer

This is a permanent fully onsite position, based in Clonmel Co. Tipperary, offering a competitive salary to reflect the complexities and responsibilities of the role plus benefits package, depending on the successful candidate’s experience.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Applicants must have right to work in Ireland, be available to interview in person, and live within a commutable distance of the client’s office.