Executive Assistant HullSalary: £30,438 FTE per annum37 hours per week, 52 weeks per yearAs our Executive Assistant, you will man.....
Executive Assistant
Hull
Salary: £30,438 FTE per annum
37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
As our Executive Assistant, you will manage the Executive office, which includes 5 members of the executive team and the Director of Governance.
You will manage business-related tasks for the team such as creating reports, organising travel and accommodation, taking minutes, liaising with external agencies and ensuring the Executive team have sufficiently organised work lives to be able to fulfil their roles to a high standard. To do this role properly you should have a detailed understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite, be extremely fast at solving problems, have excellent customer service skills and have experience as an executive or administration assistant in the past. The roles may also offer practical support for FOI / GDPR requests, governance and the complaints procedure.
The post holder will be based at the Queen’s Gardens campus in Hull.
Hull College provides high-quality education & training for school leavers & adults, offering a wide range of vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships & degrees.
As one of the largest vocational institutes of its kind in the region, we have one focus - to create careers, not courses. We pride ourselves on this approach & are committed to ensuring our learners acquire the relevant skills, knowledge, attitudes & experience to progress in life, whether that is to seek employment in the industry of their choice or step up to higher education & university.
While dedicated to delivering the very best experiences to our learners, we also extend the same commitment to our staff. We have worked hard to create an environment where all of our staff, no matter what their role, are empowered to inspire & support our vision to create better futures for the people of Hull.
Responsibilities of our Executive Assistant:
Be responsible for servicing senior management team meetings, to include minutes, action point follow up and co-ordination and liaising with the CEO/EMT in a timely manner.
Organise travel and meetings.
Meticulous diary management and scheduling for the senior team.
Filing and retrieving corporate records, documents, and reports.
Researching and conducting data to prepare documents for review and presentation by boards of governors, committees, and executives.
Greeting visitors / correspondents and deciding if they should be able to meet with executives.
Opening, sorting and distributing incoming post, emails, and other correspondence.
Ability to operate as a virtual / remote Executive assistant if required.
Coordinate sensitive issues upon request of the Chief Executive/EMT
Assist the senior team as appropriate to prepare and edit communications, mails, letters, presentations and other documents.
Maintain a strong working relationship with other relevant departments, including IT, Marketing, MIS and Finance
Play an active role to support, plan and coordinate various projects within the Executive team.
Act as trusted Executive Assistant to the senior management team.
Play an active role to support, plan and coordinate various projects within the Executive team.
Manage the production timelines of the Executive Management Team to ensure that materials are prepared and can be delivered on time, including liaising with relevant external services.
To support when necessary, the minuting and co-ordination of Governor meetings.
Liaise with the Governance Manager to ensure all minutes, reports and information is timely and responsive.
Coordinate external inspections
Contribute to the achievement of the EMT targets through the production of high-quality information.
Liaising and responding with external agencies on a regular basis, where appropriate to ensure deadlines are met and information is produced and shared to the highest quality.
Contribute to the development of innovative new ways of working for the senior team.
To reflect the Group’s values in working practices with internal and external clients.
Supporting governance functions
Responding to FOI requests
Assisting with complaints, GDPR functions
Any other duties as required by the EMT.
What we’re looking for in our Executive Assistant:
English and Maths to GCSE level or equivalent
Proven experience as an executive assistant or other relevant administrative support experience
Able to demonstrate experience in the production of a high-quality professional standard of work
Experience of successful project management
Proven experience and knowledge of working in a highly confidential environment
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellend customer service on behalf of the senior team
Excellent planning, organisation and prioritising skills and the ability to meet deadlines
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a larger team
Excellent IT skills
High accuracy and attention to detail
Ability to work flexibly
Remain calm under pressure
Financial budget management
Demonstrate abilities to manage multiple complex and conflicting priorities
If you have the skills and experience, we are looking for and would like to join us as our Executive Assistant please click ‘Apply’ now, we’d love to hear from you!
Hull College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All colleagues are expected to contribute to the delivery of their safeguarding strategy and values. In addition, these posts require the colleague to undertake an enhanced disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please be aware that this vacancy may close earlier dependent on the level of applications received so if you do wish to be considered we recommend that you complete the application as promptly as possible.