Executive Assistant FTC (Maternity Cover)

Executive Assistant FTC (Maternity Cover)
Wisborough Green, Billingshurst RH14
Up to £23,000 depending on experience + Benefits (Pro Rata)

Who we are:

We are a rapidly growing technology company that supports corporate and public-sector clients with world-class IT services, solutions and products. 

Our thinking is award-winning. In this fast-moving world, we’re constantly embracing exciting changes within our business. Ensuring we’re always able to deliver exceptional solutions to our customers. We pride ourselves on having a different view and a better answer.

The Executive Assistant Opportunity:

We are now recruiting for an Executive Assistant to support our PA to the Directors, based from our Wisborough Green office. The main purpose of the role will be to provide full administrative support. The ideal candidate will be outgoing, with a positive can-do attitude, used to working in a busy environment with changing priorities. Proactive and hardworking you will be comfortable working to targets and have strong written and verbal communication skills as you will be liaising with a variety of people at a high level in this multi-million-pound business. This position requires someone with excellent administrative and communication skills. The Executive Assistant will also be exposed to confidential information therefore honesty, integrity, trust and discretion are of the utmost importance and preference will be given to individuals who have held similar roles.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Sole management of 2 diaries
+ Provide administrative support to the PA to the Directors 
+ Answer telephone calls for and on behalf of the directors, filtering calls as appropriate
+ Deputise for the PA to the Directors as and when appropriate
+ Prepare all relevant information and papers for meetings including company bios
+ Organise lunches and refreshments
+ Arranging internal & international travel, including flights, accommodation and car hire
+ Any other duties relevant to the role of assisting the Directors in their business lives
+ Directors expenses
+ Assisting the marketing team with preparation for events/tasks as and when needed.

Executive Assistant Skills and Experience:

+ Held a similar role
+ Must Possess strong administrative skills
+ Excellent communication skills – both oral and written 
+ The ability to multi-task and manage time effectively and work to tight deadlines
+ Accuracy and attention to detail
+ The ability to work calmly under pressure
+ Positive and flexible in approach - willing to go the extra mile 
+ Proficient in MS packages - confident with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
+ Tact, diplomacy 
+ Team player.

Location: Company Headquarters at Wisborough Green (Guildford 30 minutes, Horsham 20 minutes). 
Hours: 9.00am to 5.30pm / Monday to Friday (37.5hrs per week).
Salary: Up to £23,000 depending on experience. 

Benefits & Perks:

Includes: 25 days annual leave, life assurance, healthcare cash plan, employee assistance programme, on-line discounts & savings platform, free parking, spot bonus scheme, recruitment bounty scheme, dress down Friday, fundraising, sports & social club, health and wellbeing programme.

Start date: ASAP

Additional Information:

+ Must have the right to live and work in the UK 
+ Must have access to own transport due to location.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Interested? Just Apply Below...

...But first a little formality. By applying you Explicitly Consent to us processing & passing your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. If your skills match the role you will hear back from us within 2 business days. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.