Our client, an expanding business in the entertainment sector, is seeking an Executive Assistant to support their CEO. The ideal candidate will bring solid experience of providing 1:1 support (business and private) while working closely with the wider leadership team, in a fast-paced environment.

This position is ideal for an Executive Assistant with gravitas, exceptional communication skills, commercial acumen, drive and energy. You’ll bring outstanding organisational skills to juggle multiple and changing priorities, while delivering exceptional Executive assistance and consistently producing quality work to the highest of standards.

Role : Executive Assistant to CEO

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 (DOE) plus benefits
Contract Type: Permanent

Location: West End, London

• Proactive and complex diary management – managing changing priorities, keeping on top of diary clashes and ensuring CEO's time is proactively managed.
• Meeting management support: ensuring CEO and attendees have all the required information ahead of meetings including directions, location and printed documents
• Attending meetings and taking minutes ensuring follow up of actions and progress updates
• Gate keeping and point of contact for enquiries and requests
• Supporting projects and initiatives on behalf of the CEO, tracking priorities and deliverables and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Preparing and managing itineraries for international business travel and events, arranging flights, transfers and hotels and all logistics ensuring
• Finance Administration (expenses management, invoicing etc)
• Personal administration tasks, ensuring alignment against business priorities

Required Skills and Competencies:

• 5 years + experience within a similar role
• A high degree of discretion and integrity, used to working with confidential information
• Will need to be confident, articulate, be extremely proactive and able to act on their initiative, demonstrate excellent written and communication skills and have an adaptable and flexible attitude towards work.
• Previous experience in writing minutes
• Needs to be able to prioritise demands and have excellent attention to detail.
• The candidate should have strong organisational skills, be able to influence others to meet deadlines and be able to keep calm under pressure.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an accomplished, dedicated and driven Executive Assistant who thrives working alongside a dynamic CEO in a fast-paced environment.

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