Executive Assistant

The Role

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] require an Executive Assistant for our Associate Dean, Advancement. The Associate Dean in addition to leading the Advancement department, also leads fundraising and alumni engagement. As the EA you will manage multiple priorities at one time along with building and establishing both internal and external stakeholder relationships. You will be highly organised and professional, and accustomed to liaising with senior stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

• Coordinating the Associate Dean, Advancement’s schedule, travel and logistical requirements, with meetings, visits, and overseas trips anchored to high-value fundraising and high-level stakeholder engagement and often involving partnership with the Dean, the Chair of the Governing Body, the Campaign Chair, and other senior leaders across the School.
• Managing the flow of communications and briefings from across the department, handling important and confidential information, and directly partnering and liaising with the Dean’s Office.

Who we are looking for

• Executive Assistant or operational support experience
• First class organisational and planning ability
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Good project management skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Capable of working under pressure and finding solutions
• Highly developed relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of databases and applications to support EA services
• Positive attitude and assertive when required
• Proven ability to appropriately deal with confidential information handling
• Knowledge of fundraising, alumni relations or higher education would be beneficial

Why [Employer hidden]

London Business School; a global and vibrant business community based in two of the world’s most dynamic cities, London and Dubai. It’s where extraordinary minds and diverse perspectives connect, to have a profound impact on the way the world does business and the way business impacts the world. We offer best in class hybrid learning to our students and participants, whilst creating a flexible, supportive and dynamic working environment for our people to excel in, whatever their location.

What you can expect from us

• Generous annual leave of 27 days PLUS extra between Christmas and New Year!
• Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.

All enjoyed in a Smart (hybrid) Working environment so we’re looking forward to discussing how, where and when you might work best to deliver in your new role.

Our commitment to driving inclusion and belonging

We are a globally reaching institution, committed to creating tangible and sustainable change in driving inclusion & belonging within our School, education and society at large.  We are dedicated to creating an environment where everyone in our community feels they belong and thrive. This is a key school priority, and we want everyone who joins LBS to feel respected, welcomed, and heard.

*Please note we start screening CVs and interviewing candidates from the start of a campaign. A successful candidate could progress to offer before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in any roles.*