Executive Assistant

Job Description

This role requires you to be present in our Covent Garden Office 3 days a week, with the other 2 days spent working from home.

As the UK’s largest independent full fibre network and wholesale platform of choice, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.

Our network is greener, more reliable and designed for the future. The products we run over it lead the way on speed, value and service - helping businesses to innovate, communities to thrive, and people to live more connected digital lives.

At CityFibre, you’ll be part of something bigger, helping to build a better-connected Britain, together.

Joining us as an Executive Assistant

You will play a key role in supporting members of the Executive Leadership Team, providing seamless executive support that enables leaders to focus on strategic priorities and business outcomes.

This role goes beyond traditional administration, acting as a trusted partner who anticipates needs, manages competing priorities, creates structure and drives efficiency across a complex and fast-moving environment. The successful candidate will be highly organised, proactive and discreet, with the confidence and professionalism to build strong relationships at all levels both internally and externally.

You’ll receive a competitive salary, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.

This is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Partner with or CPO and other Executive Team members to proactively manage priorities, complex diaries and competing demands, ensuring their time is focused on the most important business activities
• Coordinate meetings, leadership events, travel and logistics, creating a seamless experience and ensuring everything runs smoothly
• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, briefing papers and communications for executive and board-level audiences
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, acting as a trusted and professional point of contact on behalf of senior leaders
• Track actions, manage confidential information and identify opportunities to improve processes, helping executives and teams operate more effectively

What you’ll bring to the role

You’ll be a highly organised, polished and proactive Executive Assistant with experience supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced environment. Comfortable managing competing priorities, you’ll use sound judgement, discretion and strong stakeholder management skills to build trusted relationships, anticipate needs and create structure in a constantly evolving business environment. Above all, you’ll be someone who takes ownership, stays one step ahead and enables others to perform at their best.

You’ll also have:

• Extensive experience supporting senior leaders within a fast-paced, complex business environment
• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the confidence to build relationships at all levels
• Excellent judgement, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, with a proactive approach to learning new technologies and ways of working

Life at CityFibre

Everyone deserves to feel heard, valued and truly included. Working alongside our Employee Communities, we’re committed to creating a workplace where people feel a genuine sense of belonging and pride in what they do. That’s why we’re proud to be a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality, endorsed by WORK180, a Disability Confident Leader, a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.

We’ll support you to thrive inside and outside of work, with opportunities to grow your career and a flexible benefits package that adapts to your life – including generous annual leave (with an extra day off on your birthday), private medical insurance, health cash plans and family‑friendly policies.

Find out more about our culture, communities and benefits on our careers site.

Additional Information

We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orient…