Senior Executive Assistant

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Executive Assistant to support senior executives, enabling them to navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions, and deliver against their strategic objectives.

Purpose of the Role The Senior Executive Assistant will provide strategic support to senior executives, including the CEO or other top-level leaders. This will involve assisting in the development and execution of in-year and multi-year business strategy, conducting research and analysis to support decision-making, and acting as a delegate for the senior executive in specific situations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic support to senior executives, including assistance in the development and execution of business strategy
• Manage colleague engagement planning, communication channels, and coordination across different departments and teams
• Manage key projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of senior executives, ensuring projects are on track and providing regular updates to the executive team
• Improve operational efficiency, identifying areas for improvement, streamlining processes, and implementing best practices
• Develop performance reporting for key metrics, analysing and drawing insights to drive performance
• Support senior leadership in ensuring appropriate resourcing across the business/function, including planning and forecasting, talent development, and succession planning
• Support senior executives with risk and control oversight, escalation, crisis management, and risk mitigation
• Implement a robust governance framework, supporting the board of directors, executive forums, and governance committees

Managing Director Expectations

• Manage a large, complex, or diverse function, taking accountability for the strategic direction of the function
• Lead and mentor high-performing teams, embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business
• Drive and achieve overall success and competitiveness of a business division by influencing senior leaders and committees
• Strategically assess and manage risks to protect the business division/function and growth
• Influence company policy and develop functional procedures in conjunction with senior leaders/strategic positions across the business

Requirements

• Demonstrate exceptional knowledge of how business divisions and functions integrate with the Group to achieve overall business objectives
• Maintain broad and comprehensive functional expertise and significant product knowledge
• Accountable for the control and governance agenda of the business division/function
• Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays