Senior Executive Assistant

Senior Executive Assistant

Provide Executive Assistant/administrative support to Senior Research Leaders.

Key Responsibilities

1

Meeting organisation/general administration for specified Senior Research Leaders including diary and email management and administrative tasks, answering phone, travel and conference arrangements and dealing with visitors and expenses

4

Line Management of the Senior Administrator, including effectively performance managing and overseeing the administrative support the Senior Administrator provides to managers and wider organisation

5

Providing cover for Executive Assistance team as and when necessary and responding to requests from Directors and Executive Team members and collaborating with the Executive Assistant team based in the US

6

Management of VP meeting room

7

Arranging travel and meetings for external visitors

8

Being responsible a company credit card

Qualifications & Experience

Required

Qualifications: 5 GSCE's including English Language at Grade C or above. Minimum of 5 year's experience supporting Senior Management and/or Executive Teams. Competent user of Microsoft Office, Outlook mail, calendar features, Adobe Acrobat.

Desirable

Qualifications: NVQ 2/3 Business Administration

Skills & Competencies

Describe required and desirable skills and competencies needed to successfully perform the role.

Required

Ability to learn new skills and work independently. Must be reliable, enthusiastic and conscientious. Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills. Ability to act in a professional manner and to maintain confidentiality. Excellent spelling and proofreading skills. Able to establish good working relationships with staff at all levels. Ability to produce consistently accurate work whilst under pressure.

Desirable

BA qualifications desirable, experience in the position is essential.