# Executive Assistant to the CEO & Chief Events Officer **Company**: Climate Action **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: executive **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: £42,000 to £45,000 **Category**: HR **Industry**: Consulting **Apply**: https://apply.workable.com/j/D1995CF423?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_62a9983a-0e7 ## Description Join a rapidly growing, mission-led company making a positive impact on our planet as an Executive Assistant to the CEO & Chief Events Officer. This hands-on role involves supporting the CEO and Chief Events Officer, while acting as a central point of support for the wider team, covering diary management, event operations, HR administration, IT coordination, and office management. **Key Responsibilities:** - Provide executive support, including diary management, meeting coordination, and travel bookings for the CEO and Chief Events Officer - Prepare presentations, templates, and branded materials using PowerPoint, Canva, or similar tools - Manage team expenses and general administration for both directors - Handle confidential personal matters for the directors with discretion - Coordinate onboarding and offboarding, including new starter and leaver logistics - Maintain attendance records and set up new starters on Breathe HR (HRIS) - Administer pension enrolment and the Benenden Health Scheme - Coordinate IT setup for new starters and equipment return/removal for leavers - Act as the day-to-day point of contact with the outsourced IT helpdesk provider - Set up new users on the CRM system - Organise team building activities, birthdays, and internal team events - Coordinate client dinners and roundtables alongside the events team - Support the Chief Events Officer as needed to deliver flagship annual events and additional roundtables **Requirements:** - Previous experience in an Executive Assistant or Team Assistant role within a private sector SME, supporting senior-level directors - Strong organisational skills, ideally including some team event management experience - Experience of managing team expenses and undertaking team travel arrangements - Proven experience with Microsoft 365, particularly PowerPoint and SharePoint - Curiosity about how AI tools can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and support better outcomes - Positive and collaborative energy to work with the team - Confidence to communicate clearly and hold their own at senior level - Strong administrative ability and attention to detail **Nice to Have:** - HR experience, including supporting HR admin, drafting and issuing employment contracts - Team on/offboarding experience, including IT setup of new joiners/leavers and managing the IT support supplier - Recruitment experience using an ATS, reviewing applications, screening candidates, and scheduling interviews - Systems experience, including CRM user setup and administration - Ability to use Canva or similar design tools, and quickly pick up new software **Benefits:** - Salary £42,000 to £45,000 (DOE) - 10 flexible remote working dates after probation - Hybrid working arrangement between WeWork offices in Victoria and remote with three days working in the office weekly - 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, and an additional day off for your birthday - Ethical pension plan with 3% employer contribution - Access to eLearning and development platform - Benenden Health Scheme - WeWork wellbeing benefits with on-site barista, community bar, table tennis, showers, and the ability to bring your pet to work ## Skills ### Required - Microsoft 365 - PowerPoint - SharePoint - organisational skills - event management - expense management - communication skills ### Nice to have - HR experience - team on/offboarding experience - recruitment experience - CRM user setup - Canva or similar design tools --- Source: [Apply at apply.workable.com](https://apply.workable.com/j/D1995CF423?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)