Job title: Executive Assistant
Location: Braintree CM77 (2 days in the Office)
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: 4-6 weeks temporary
Weekly Hours: 35 hours per week
Job Purpose
The Executive Assistant role is a 4-6 week temporary position focused on providing high-level administrative and secretarial support to senior management. This includes managing executive schedules, preparing important documents, organising meetings, and handling confidential information with discretion. The position requires someone who can work efficiently under pressure, ensure smooth daily operations, and support decision-making processes through effective communication and coordination
Job Role :
- Supporting the executive team to ensure company goals and objectives are met and operations run smoothly.
- Providing administrative and secretarial support to the Executive Management Team.
- Preparing and managing documents, reports, and meeting minutes confidentially and efficiently.
- Managing executives' diaries, scheduling meetings, and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for those meetings.
- Organising meetings, taking minutes, and distributing papers.
- Conducting research and collating information for meetings and decision-making processes.
- Maintaining professional relationships with colleagues, board members, and stakeholders.
- Keeping up-to-date with relevant legislation and best practices.
- Participating in learning and development activities.
- Seeking value for money in all duties and ensuring proper support across the organisation.
Candidate Requirements
- Proven experience as an Executive Assistant reporting directly to senior management.
- Secretarial experience including minute-taking and diary management.
- Experience producing complex reports and presentations for executive teams, boards, or committees.
- Teamwork experience, especially in supporting senior managers with high-level tasks.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn firm-specific software.
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to work efficiently under pressure.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with tact and diplomacy.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and maintain a high standard of work, with attention to detail.
If you are interested in this position and meet the above criteria, please send your CV now for consideration.
If you require any additional information regarding the position, please call Lewis at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208 966 or send an E-Mail to Lewis.Hodson@servicecare.org.uk
