Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant

Location: Godalming

Salary: £35,000-£40,000

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Pension scheme
• Starting 23 days annual leave increasing by 1 day for every full calendar years service up to a maximum of 28 days plus bank holidays
• Up to 5 days buy/sell holiday trading scheme.

Hours: Full-Time, Monday-Friday

Our Client:

We are recruiting for a Which-Award-winning national insurer. The Company excels in providing products of exceptional quality, offering industry-leading levels of customer service and who are renowned for retaining their customers year on year. As a local agency, they deliver a first-class service, and sell their product range across the region, to customers old and new, who are at the core of everything they do. They are a business where honesty, integrity, and trust are at the heart of their values. They champion the personal approach to customer service.

The Role:

The role of Executive Assistant is critical to delivering the long-term strategy of our client – to build sustainable & profitable growth, to be a great company to do business with and to be a great place to work. The role will support the Managing Partners with the co-ordination of business-critical activities, projects and the management of compliance, training and competence audits to enable them to deliver new business and customer retention targets in a compliant and sustainable fashion.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the Managing Partner’s emails
• Managing the Managing Partner’s calendar, including making appointments
• Answering phone calls in a polite and professional manner and dealing with them personally or routing calls as necessary
• Organising meetings, including scheduling, sending reminders
• Coordinating travel arrangements and creating detailed itineraries
• Reading and analysing incoming memos, submissions, and distributing them as needed
• Maintaining an organised filing system of paper and electronic documents
• Upholding a strict level of confidentiality
• Preparing reports, presentations, and briefing notes for the executive
• Handling personal tasks for the executive as needed
• You may also be asked to lead a small executive support team.

The Person:

• Live within easy reach of Godalming
• At least 3 years of experience as a Personal Assistant to a senior manager/executive
• Comprehensive understanding of office management systems and applications
• Exceptional planning and time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Discretion and confidentiality