Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Kentish Town, London

£25,338 – £27,977 per annum

Reports to: Director of Fundraising and Marketing

Overview

War Child works with children who, as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion and insecurity. These children might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, and children who have been put in prison. Our mission is to support and improve the care and protection of children and young people who live with a combination of insecurity, poverty and exclusion in some of the worse conflict-affected places.

Purpose of Post

War Child’s office is a lively and fast-paced environment made up of a team of extremely dedicated staff & volunteers. We’re looking for someone who can fit in well and bring their personality, creativity and professionalism to our Fundraising and Marketing Directorate, and the wider charity. The Fundraising and Marketing Directorate is a hugely ambitious and high-performing department, working in a very competitive environment. We are looking for someone with real drive and passion for improving and professionalising existing systems to insure our future growth. We want someone who will become a key member of the Fundraising and Marketing team, with a can-do creative attitude and a real interest in fundraising and marketing.

The Executive Assistant will directly support the Director of Fundraising and Marketing, and will provide coordination to the wider Fundraising and Marketing team, with a particular emphasis on streamlining work across the senior fundraising and marketing leadership team. The role also will provide support on specialist fundraising projects including major travel arrangements and playing a key role in fundraising events and activity when needed.

Personal Specification

War Child’s office is a lively and fast-paced environment made up of a team of extremely dedicated staff & volunteers. We’re looking for someone who can fit in well and bring their personality, creativity and professionalism to our Fundraising and Marketing Directorate, and the wider charity.

For this Executive Assistant role you will also be expected to have the following experience:

• Experience of supporting senior management level staff in a PA/Senior Administrative role, including the drafting of minutes, reports and presentations
• Compiling reports using large amounts of data to generate insightful pieces of information
• Organising meetings, seminars, long term planning and implementation processes

• Experience of changing and improving processes, systems and ways of working to improve team efficiency
• Working with trustees and voluntary committees

If you have a can-do creative attitude and a real interest in fundraising and marketing, please click the ‘Apply’ button to view the full job description and application form.