About this role
Executive Assistant to CEO and COO (HEO) Location: York (hybrid after initial training)
If you thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused environment and you enjoy keeping senior leaders one step ahead, this is a fantastic opportunity to support a respected leadership team. Our client is hiring for a reputed client, where your organisation, attention to detail, and proactive mindset will make a real difference every day.
What you'll be doing: * Managing a very busy inbox-identifying priorities, actioning where appropriate, and flagging urgent items * Keeping task trackers up to date: monitoring actions, ownership and deadlines to ensure nothing slips * Coordinating diaries for the Deputy CEO and COO-prioritising appointments and ensuring everything is clearly communicated * Preparing meeting materials, supporting briefings and ensuring papers are ready in advance of internal and external meetings * Supporting senior forums: minute taking, capturing actions, and ensuring decisions are tracked and progressed * Liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, building trusting relationships and representing senior leaders professionally * Proactively spotting urgent issues and escalating them while working across teams to drive timely delivery * Arranging travel (e.g., rail/hotels) and processing expense claims when the Diary Manager is not available * Working closely with the Chief of Staff to ensure a seamless support service
What you'll bring: * Experience in a PA or business support role, or strong knowledge of corporate support functions * A confident, service-orientated approach-always looking for smarter, more efficient ways of working * Excellent organisational skills with a keen eye for detail and the ability to self-manage * Strong verbal and written communication skills * Competence with Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote * Time-management and prioritisation skills that hold up in a busy, demanding environment * The ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels
Additional information: * Working pattern: 37 hours, Monday to Friday * Training: Full office attendance for the first 2 weeks; hybrid thereafter with at least 2 days in the office * Assignment: until 02/05/27 * Pay rate: £14.66
If you're ready to bring order, calm and momentum to a busy leadership diary and inbox, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to be considered for this Executive Assistant role in York.
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