Executive Assistant

Location: London – Hybrid (approx. 3 days per week in the office, including Tuesday). The EA team provides onsite cover between 8am–5pm
Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours
Salary: £50,000 per annum

More than diary management – be a trusted partner at the heart of senior leadership.

We’re looking for two experienced Executive Assistants to join our team – one supporting our CEO and the other supporting Group Directors across the business.

This is not a traditional EA role. You’ll act as a trusted partner, anticipating priorities, exercising judgement and solving problems independently to help our senior leaders perform at their best.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of complex diaries, inboxes and competing priorities, anticipating needs and ensuring senior leaders are fully prepared
• Manage senior-level meetings, events and VIP visits from end to end, including agendas, papers, actions and follow-up
• Produce high-quality briefings, reports, presentations and papers for senior, Executive and Board audiences
• Act as a proactive problem-solver across key priorities, coordinating projects, research, deadlines and actions with minimal supervision
• Manage a range of operational activity including travel, expenses, budgets, onboarding and wider EA team support

What you’ll bring

• Significant EA/PA experience supporting Executive Director-level leaders within a large organisation
• Strong organisation, judgement and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing priorities independently
• Professionalism, discretion and excellent written communication, with experience producing high-quality materials for senior audiences
• Strong digital skills, including Microsoft Office, with good understanding and experience of using AI tools
• Previous project management experience and a proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Join us and play a key role supporting senior leadership within a collaborative and high-performing EA team.

Additional information

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate their legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.

We may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our Anchor Leadership Framework helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• Free Blue Light Card

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

To see our full range of benefits, check out our dedicated being well website Please follow the link or copy and paste https://anchorbeingwell.co.uk/ into your browser

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