Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant to Global Leader

A Global Leader of a major Consultancy is seeking a new EA to handle a range of both traditional and project oriented tasks to ensure his time is maximised and client relationships are nurtured effectively.

This role will suit a flexible, hardworking, organised and dedicated individual who has the enthusiasm and willingness to get to know the business, the clients and external stakeholders.  They will need to be a bright team player, who will thoroughly enjoy a structured and process driven but fast-paced role.  They must be able to: prioritise, be proactive and reactive, think ahead, anticipate problems and take on high levels of responsibility, deal effectively with senior people internally and externally. Thrive in a demanding atmosphere and under pressure; possess a robust yet calm personality; resilient; flexible attitude, common sense, enthusiasm, and confidence, ability to drive tasks forward, reliable. The ability to manage multiple projects is essential

Based in central London as part of a large, wider team, this role will challenge and fully utilise all skill sets of a first class EA. The close knit team surrounding this Exec work well together and therefore it is essential that his EA is a team player and used to operating in a pacey team environment rather than acting as a 1:1 gatekeeper.

Within the business, the EA will be heavily involved in all his ongoing projects.  There will be extensive liaison with his global clients along with his many direct reports across the business so relationship building is an essential attribute to the role.

The Exec expects his EA to handle extensive personal tasks relating to his home life, be it private vacations, personal trainer, vehicle permits etc.

The role will be extremely varied, deadline driven and rewarding, will require out of hours working to accommodate these deadlines so flexibility is essential too.

Strong commercial experience, first class written and spoken english together with first class document production and tech skills are essential.