Executive Assistant to CEO

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY: Macildowie are currently recruiting for an EA to the CEO of a large organisation based in Leicestershire. You will be an essential part of the team; this diverse role will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate your organisational and collaborationskills, providing exceptional service and support at the highest level.This is a full time permanent position which can offer hybrid working.THE ROLE & YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:Your primary responsibility will be providing seamless, executive-level support to the CEO. You will be responsible for the coordination of confidential calendar, inbox and travel management. You must ensure that all correspondence and requests effectively utilise the CEOs time by showing initiative to proactively and proficiently schedule meetings and events and assist as required on high-level projects and varied administrative tasks.Your role will be to think several steps ahead, anticipating what is needed and what the CEO needs to be successful.You will provide meeting packs and make sure that the CEO is fully prepared for all meetings and appointments EXPERIENCE SOUGHT IN THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE: Ability to maintain a high level of confidentialityProven ability to resolve complex and strategic challenges as they arisePrevious administration experience in an Assistant or similar role supporting at a C-suite level.Diary and email management Slide deck and report preparation Travel arrangementResponsive and ability to move quickly in fast paced environment Technologically savvy experience in using full Microsoft 360 suite (including Teams, One Note and One Drive), video conferencing, etc. Experience in taking minutes and supporting governance frameworks Flexible working environment with commitment to support leader from the office as required Experience in supporting someone in a market facing role i.e. external stakeholder engagementExperience in supporting some personal diary management and logistics as neededExperience of organising events including small conferencesMacildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majorityof the regions premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. After applying for this role youll be sent a request for your consentto hold your data on our systems. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing noticefor Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We cant provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on whichwe advertise.