Executive Assistant to the CEO

SUMMARY

Position Title: Executive Assistant to the CEO
Salary: £31,000-36,000 (pro -rata)
Reports to: CEO
Contract: Part-time (2days weekly minimum), fixed-term contract for 1 year, with potential for extension and role expansion based on mutual agreement and effectiveness
Hours: TAA has flexible working hours, with some expected evenings and weekends due to the nature of the role. All extra hours are reimbursed as Time off in Lieu (TOIL).
Location: Liberation centre Brixton, London (New office in Brixton)/ Remote working within the UK with some days work from our office monthly

Start date: May 2025 (specific date tbc)
Benefits: TAA laptop and phone, (employee assistance and health cash package including staff supervision, counselling, dental, optical care and more.).

The Advocacy Academy is an activist youth movement. We serve as the political home for grassroots youth organising and the catalyst for collective action. The lives of the young people we work alongside have been directly shaped by living in an unjust world, and we exist to turn their anger into action.

Young people are often the catalysts for major social change, from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, to the Soweto Uprising mobilising young people to resist the apartheid regime’s education policies, to the Sunrise Movement redrawing the electoral map across America, and more recently encampments and protests across the world protesting the genocide in Palestine. How successfully they achieve real and lasting change depends on whether they are organised and whether they have the right strategy and tactics to be effective.

We have reached over 15,000 young people, have over 250 active members and 7 live campaigns. Having built the foundations of our movement, we are looking to the next stage of our growth. These coming years will see the development of our first institutional campaigns co-created across our whole movement, and the expansion of our work with local partners and campaigners across the country. If all goes to plan, we envision a national infrastructure that accelerates youth campaigns which will shake the nation, and builds the power of young people to shape our politics for decades to come.

We want our young leaders to win and to build real power across the UK that ensures that the generations that follow arent just inheriting our mess, but are equipped and ready to fix it. We are dynamic, ambitious and a little bit spicy. We are looking for someone to join us who is as passionate as we are about building the world as it should be.

Before you skim the job descriptions, please remember you dont have to tick all the boxes for each role to apply. We all experience a bit of imposter syndrome, including the staff here at The Advocacy Academy. Lets name it for what it is - a manifestation of the oppression many of us face on a day to day. If this role pulls you and you believe you could make a difference, then apply anyway or reach out to us to discuss more!

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1.Provide overall support to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team to facilitate the organisations mission and strategic objectives.

2.Serve as the primary point of contact for the CEO, representing their office with discretion including but not limited to:

A.Manage the CEOs calendar, organising meetings and events, ensuring priorities are reflected, and reserving time for focus or personal needs.
B.Coordinate meeting agendas, distribute briefing materials, and prepare comprehensive overviews to ensure the CEO is equipped for decision-making and discussions.
C.Track and manage actions requested by the CEO, ensuring follow-ups are completed and progress is reported.
D.Manage the CEOs correspondence, highlighting key items and managing confidential communications efficiently.
E.With time and experience, proactively delegate relevant correspondence and tasks to the appropriate team members or senior officers.
F.With time and experience, assist with the initiation and execution of special cross-organisation projects as directed by the CEO.
G.Occasionally help facilitate the organisation and execution of team events, workshops, and organisational leadership gatherings.

3.Board management

A.Deliver seamless administrative and strategic support to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
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