Job Title: Executive Assistant
Location: London – Remote Working.
Salary: £24,400 per year. Increasing to £26,522 after successful completion of a 6-month probation period.
Job type: Full Time, Permanent. 35 hours per week. Remote working position.
The Company:
Migrant Help is a leading charity that has been established for over 50 years and delivers a range of support and advice services to migrants across the UK. Our vision is for a global society that protects vulnerable migrants, treats them with respect and enables them to reach their full potential.
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will be highly organised and proactive, have demonstrable administrative skills including minuting meetings and report creation and be passionate about protecting our vulnerable clients.
If you have strong written and verbal communication skills, have demonstrable experience of delivering practical solutions with sound problem-solving skills and are looking for an exciting role within a charity that is making a difference, we’d love to hear from you!
The Role:
We are looking for an Executive Assistant to join our enthusiastic and communicative Asylum Services team, on a Permanent Contract.
The purpose of this role is to provide effective and efficient administrative support within our Asylum Services for the Director and Deputy Directors. They will be responsible for minuting meetings, attended by senior staff, commissioners and trustees. In addition, they will be required to provide executive support as and when required by the Director / Deputy Directors of Asylum Services.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Minuting meetings with senior staff, commissioners and trustees in attendance
- In addition, they will be required to minute team meetings and provide executive support to the the Director / Deputy Director of Asylum Services
- Managing diaries, making travel arrangements and organising meetings
- Clearly demonstrate and observe confidentiality and respect for boundaries
- Promote equality, diversity and Migrant Help values in all actions and activities
Experience and skills:
- Experience supporting multiple principles and balancing varying demands
- Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel and databases; particularly in making and keeping accurate and timely records
- Ability to plan forward and anticipate next steps Have high attention to detail and ability to problem solve
- Demonstrable minuting skills
- Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information
Benefits:
- Flexibility and work life balance
- Enhanced family friendly provisions
- Additional holiday entitlements
- Perkbox benefits
- Non-contributory pension scheme
Extra Info:
At Migrant Help, we foster a culture in which equality, diversity and inclusion are recognised, valued and encouraged. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, we match your skills with the needs of our organisation. As long as you share our values, vision and goals. We welcome applications from candidates regardless of their age, religion or belief, race, gender reassignment, disability, sexual orientation, sex, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Migrant Help is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to, applicants will have to undergo strict vetting procedures throughout different stages of the recruitment process.
- This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- This post is subject to a Counter Terrorist Check (CTC)
Therefore the applicant must:
- Be able to provide documents to show their right to work in the UK i.e. passport or other right to work documents such as work visa, settled status document, certificate of registration, naturalization as a British citizen, Biometric Residence Permit etc.
- Provide full employment history for the previous 3 years and/or suitable documentation to cover any gaps in employment.
We encourage applications from disabled people by offering them an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job
Closing date: 17th October 2022
Please click on the APPLY button to complete the application form for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of; PA, Personal Assistant, EA to Associate, PA to Associate, EA to Partner, PA to Partner, Office Assistant, Business Administrator, Executive Assistant, Business Assistant, Secretary will also be considered for this role.
