Executive Business Manager - Governance & Planning Lead

Dogs Trust; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Dogs Trust Ireland is seeking a highly organised Business Manager to support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, guiding governance, planning and organisational effectiveness from the Dublin Head Office.

You will coordinate executive meetings, prepare reports and dashboards, manage information flow and drive continuous improvement across the organisation while building strong internal service across teams and stakeholders. The role involves travel to other locations in Ireland as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a senior leader or leadership team in a Business Manager, Executive Assistant or similar role.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with ability to coordinate multiple priorities.
• Strong project coordination skills and ability to move actions forward.
• Exceptional written communication, including reports and executive briefings.
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality business management support to the Chief Executive Officer, including diary management, meeting preparation and follow-up actions.
• Coordinating business support for the Senior Leadership Team, including agendas, papers and governance administration.
• Preparing and collating reports, presentations, dashboards and papers from across the organisation.
• Planning, coordinating and facilitating internal and external meetings, workshops and events.
• Coordinating venues, catering, travel, technology and note-taking to ensure smooth meetings.
• Acting as central coordinator for executive visits, partner meetings and stakeholder events.
• Supporting information flow across the organisation and helping prioritise actions and decisions.

Skills

Senior leadership support

Organisation & planning

Project coordination

Executive briefing & reports

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Dogs Trust Ireland is seeking a highly organised Business Manager to support the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, guiding governance, planning and organisational effectiveness from the Dublin Head Office.

You will coordinate executive meetings, prepare reports and dashboards, manage information flow and drive continuous improvement across the organisation while building strong internal service across teams and stakeholders. The role involves travel to other locations in Ireland as needed.