Job Description:

Job information Senior Executive Assistant to the Leadership Team from the Company New College Worcester, this latest Senior Executive Assistant to the Leadership Team job vacancy is located in the city Worcester WR JX located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Leadership field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Job Title Executive Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team

Salary : £24,541 for term time only + 10 days

Hours : 37 hours per week Term Time + 10 days in

College holidays + 5 days training, all included in the working hours

Department : Business Operations Services

Location : New College Worcester

Reports To : Principal

Responsible for : No Responsibility

Responsibility : PA to SLT

PA/Executive Assistant to the Senior Leadership Team

We are seeking an energetic and experienced team player to join a newly forming Senior Leadership Team (SLT) during a period of growth and change at NCW. The successful applicant will be an experienced PA, Executive Assistant or high-level administrator with a can-do attitude who is able to work effectively with people across the organisation on many different levels, including staff, parents and students. The PA/Executive Assistant to the SLT will need to be resilient, patient and well organised and a really good communicator who can help clearly share the vision of the SLT throughout the whole community. Use of technology will be key to managing a busy workload. Discretion will be key, as the person in this role will have access to highly sensitive HR and school information.

Purpose of the job:

· To provide executive, administrative and developmental support to the SLT.

· Undertake complex diary management and meeting planning, which will require the successful candidate to understand the priorities and deadlines the SLT are working to and will involve developing relationships across the college and beyond

· Email management to the SLT, meeting arrangements, travel bookings, event organisation and full administrative support.

· To support members of the SLT, encouraging use of technology and systems to facilitate their own administrative independence.

· The ability to minute complex meetings.

· Proactive preparation and collation of meeting related papers, working collaboratively to determine what information might be required in advance of a meeting, articulating clear deadlines for submission and proactively chasing where necessary, distributing papers, agendas, reports.

· Liaising with the Governors, external parties and Local Authorities.

· Providing secretarial support to the Executive Team.

· Supporting discreet projects under the direction of the Executive PA

· Support the management, development and implementation of administrative processes and systems.

· Deputise for the Executive PA.

· Provide support to the Facilities Manager, one day per week.

Skills and Experience

· The Executive Assistant will need to be well-presented, articulate and self-motivated with a confident and confidential approach, able to communicate effectively with a range of people and able to work on their own initiative.

· The right person must be resilient, flexible and have the ability to manage a large workload and multiple complex tasks.

· The Executive Assistant must be able to respond to changing priorities with a proven ability to meet deadlines and have an eye for detail.

· Excellent working knowledge of MS Office, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and in house systems.

· Typing ability to an accurate high standard, ideally words per minute 90+

· The successful candidate will enjoy working in an exciting and challenging environment as part of a diverse, inclusive and wide school community.

· Must have the ability to communicate on all levels with governors, leaders, staff, students, parents and visitors.

· Due to the nature of the role the Executive Assistant will need to be diligent and be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

· Confident and capable, a good communicator.

· Can-do attitude and able to work effectively with people across the organisation on many different levels.

· Resilient, patient and well organised.

· It is important to be a strong team player.

· Will pro-actively investigate and use technology to improve processes.

Equal Opportunities Statement:

NCW is committed to being an equal opportunities organisation. It is committed to promoting equal opportunities and preventing discrimination. This policy applies to both its service delivery and its own employment practise. You will be willing and able to demonstrate commitment to NCW's Equal Opportunities Policy.

Safeguarding Children:

NCW is fully committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of students at the College. You are responsible for adhering to the College's policies on Child Protection and for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people you come into contact with.

Annual Review

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time after consultation with the post holder. It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of NCW in relation to the post holder's professional responsibilities and duties.

PLEASE NOTE:

This appointment is a regulated activity and is subject to two satisfactory and verified references, an Enhanced DBS Clearance and Registration, a medical clearance and a six-month probationary period.

May Day Bank Holiday and Celebration Day (usually first Saturday in July) are both working days for all members of staff at NCW.

PERSON SPEC:

Executive Assistant to the SLT

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

· Previous experience of working in a similar of high-level administrative role.

· Demonstrable organisational skills.

· An excellent advanced level working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and Databases.

· A high standard of typing, ideally 90+ words per minute, literacy, numeracy, spelling and grammar.

· Ability to take comprehensive accurate minutes of complex meetings

· Demonstrated self-motivation and proactivity.

· Previous experience working in a school, business or charity supporting an executive leader or team

· Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate using a range of methods to different audiences

· Demonstrable ability to multi-task while maintaining high levels of attention to detail

· Working knowledge of online office systems such as Google would be advantageous.

· Experience of updating websites would be advantageous.

· Experience of in house systems

· Shorthand

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contractContract length: 12 months

Pay: £25,363.00 per year

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Transport links

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Keywords : Worcester jobs
Closed Date : 2025-07-23