Executive Assistant - Sports & Media

Executive Assistant– Global Executive Search Firm (sports and media practice)

City based with flexi working /hybrid working - Excellent company for work/life balance 

2 days in office and 3 days at home! Core hours of 10am - 4pm with flexibility outside these hours

Superb opportunity for a well educated career Executive Assistant to support two highly successful individuals, one that heads up Media and the other working in sports arena as a Principle Consultant.

The sports side of the practice is well established and the market leader for senior level executive and board appointments in global sport across teams, leagues, sponsors, major sports events, agencies and sports bodies.

The Executive Assistant needs first class written skills as will be expected to create documentation and to proofread on behalf of the exec along with building great relationships with their clients and stakeholders.

They require an Executive Assistant with exceptional organisation skills, the ability to work on multiple projects in an extremely pacey environment. Ability to change priorities whilst remaining calm and focussed is essential in their EA. There will be extensive client and stakeholder management, ability to get under the skin of their projects will be essential to the Executive Assistant success in this role.

Executive Assistant duties will include:

• Extensive inbox and meeting co-ordination
• Complex, demanding and ever-changing diary management
• UK and global  travel itineraries
• Assignment management - Lead the project coordination and delivery of the search assignments.
• Manage the search timelines ensuring deadlines are met, action points are responded to and all necessary documentation is completed.
• Stakeholder Management; develop robust working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
• Preparation of candidate reports and other materials.
• Preparation of presentations and pitch documentation including research packs and preparing marketing materials
• Preparation and proof reading of client reports
• Business Development

Must-haves

• MUST have recent experience as an EA within Executive Search industry or a client centric environment.
• First class written English skills – experience of document production and proof reading.
• Ideally degree educated.
• Proven relationship building expertise with a range of high-profile clients.
• Advanced knowledge of the MS Office suite, in particular Outlook, Word, PowerPoint. Experience with databases preferred.

Thank you for applying to this advertisement; we appreciate your interest in this opportunity. All applications are important to us, but due to the high volume of response we receive from our advertisements, we will only be able to contact applicants that we deem suitable for this vacancy.