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Role Overview
As a Senior Executive Assistant, you will offer proactive, highly effective, and confidential support to the Managing Director (MD) of Places Leisure. You will optimise the MD’s productivity by managing diaries, inboxes, meetings, and events, ensuring smooth operations and resolving issues independently.
Responsibilities
- Provide proactive and confidential support to the MD.
- Manage diaries, inboxes, and coordinate meetings and events.
- Anticipate needs, resolve issues independently and maintain smooth day‑to‑day operations.
- Plan and support business events, site visits, executive engagements and onboarding of new senior leaders.
- Handle travel, expenses, purchasing and budget tracking on behalf of the MD.
- Research, collate data, prepare high‑quality reports and presentations, and support board‑level activities.
- Collaborate with other Executive Assistants to improve processes, adopt new technologies (including Gen‑AI), share best practice and meet key deadlines.
Essential Criteria
- Significant experience as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant to Director‑level stakeholders within a large, complex organisation.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams, Co Pilot) and wider digital tools.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex diaries, inboxes and coordinating meetings independently.
- Proven experience producing high‑quality reports, presentations and board‑level documentation.
- Strong track record of handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion and integrity.
- Ability to create plans and coordinate actions that achieve objectives set out by the MD.
- Willingness to attend face‑to‑face meetings in central London at least two days each week.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with regular annual review.
- Pension with matched contributions up to 7%.
- Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%.
- 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with an option to buy or sell days.
- Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs – up to £500 savings per year.
- Access to well‑being support such as counselling and flu jabs.
- Private GP and health support services available.
- Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts.
- Cost savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products.
- Ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Access to professional qualifications and career progression.
- Internal development programmes and learning support.
- Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards.
- Strong focus on inclusion, well‑being and colleague engagement.
- Free membership to Places Leisure Centres.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity
We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know – we are happy to support you to perform at your best.
Guaranteed Interview for
- Candidates serving or formerly serving in the Armed Forces, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, or military spouses/partners who meet the essential criteria.
- Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
- Neurodivergent applicants who meet the essential criteria.
Safeguarding
All employees, volunteers and contractors are expected to uphold our safeguarding policies and procedures. We promote a safe and secure environment through pre‑employment checks, including DBS checks where applicable, and require all staff to report concerns to protect those in our communities.
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