• Locations

  London

• Salary

  Up to £52549 per annum + plus out of hours allowances

• Sector

  Admin & Customer Service, Admin & Secretarial

• Type

  Permanent

Our client is seeking a highly professional individual to take responsibility for the smooth, efficient and strategic running of the Group CEO’s Office.

The role is full time and is based mainly in Bromley and Orpington. This role requires travelling across all sites in South East London, Surrey and East Sussex. A UK Driving License is essential and evening/weekend working may be required to support the Group CEO’s schedule.

In this role you will manage complex programmes, ensure diary and communications management and act as a trusted conduit between the Group CEO and internal and external stakeholders. This role will include coordinating resources across several sites. You will produce high-quality briefings, commission analysis ahead of key engagements and support governance requirements, this will include preparation of board materials and you will provide professional and personal administrative support to the Group CEO. This role reports into to the Group Chief of Staff and Group Chief Governance Officer.

Main duties of the role

• Provide day to day operations and ensuring timely and professional communications
• Provide executive and personal assistant support
• Lead coordination of resources, facilities, events and travel across the organisation and sites and oversee high-profile visits
• Draft, review and manage internal/external communications
• Prepare concise briefings and reports
• Track and deliver strategic projects for the Group CEO and Directorate
• Mentor Executive Assistants and embedding effective digital processes
• Support governance and compliance, coordinating board papers and ensuring follow up on decisions
• Maintain strict confidentiality and professional judgement in handling sensitive matters
• Oversee non-pay budgets and expenses for the CEO and Directorate
• Contribute to CRM development for stakeholder engagement

About you

You will be educated to degree level (or have equivalent professional experience) and bring significant experience of business operations within an educational or similarly complex organisation. You will have experience engaging senior decision makers, influencing change, and leading administration teams across multiple sites. You will be an exceptional written and verbal communicator, confident using social media professionally, and able to work effectively. You will be highly proficient in Microsoft 365, adaptable to new systems, and able to use AI effectively and ethically, with innovative ideas for embedding it into organisational systems and processes. Methodical, organised and resilient, you will be able to work multiple priorities, work to deadlines, and present complex information clearly. You will demonstrate integrity and confidentiality at all times, and be fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.