Hybrid EA to Founding Partner, Charity & Philanthropy

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About the role

  • Overseeing the Founder’s charity, philanthropic and social justice interests, including: Board Chair position/s Trusteeship of multiple charities covering sport, arts & entertainment, and social justice Medical research programme Family foundation (Jigsaw Network CIO) – donations Board meetings Lumos Luminaries Giving Circle (arranging meetings and assisting in seeking new members with Lumos)
  • Drive projects as directed by the Founding Partner
  • Recognise and act upon opportunities / synergies to the best advantage of the Founding Partner’s agenda
  • Gatekeeper and initial point of contact for all philanthropic communications to Founding Partner including exclusive ownership of Founding Partner’s dedicated ‘philanthropy’ email account
  • Proactive diary management
  • Close communication and collaboration with Head of Founding Partners’ office to ensure seamless coordination across Charity & Philanthropic / Business & Personal priorities
  • Creation and maintenance of master contacts database
  • Organising travel and leisure bookings – flights, rail travel, cars, restaurants
  • Preparation, planning and scheduling of meetings: Booking meeting spaces and online meetings Providing presentation materials where necessary Developing and distributing agendas in advance Taking meeting actions and ensuring they are completed in a timely fashion
  • Liaising with VIP clients and contacts
  • Event planning, execution, and budget management (charity receptions, dinners, galas etc – (usually only if event is hosted by Founding Partner)). This may include: Negotiating with suppliers, contractors, and external organisations Monitoring associated project timescales, costs, and resources Management of invitations to and RSVP’s for events Management of fundraiser - comms, tracking and recording donations, thanking contributors
  • Drafting communication on behalf of Founding Partner
  • Providing monthly update to FP on status across all C&P endeavours
  • General administrative support in service of Founding Partner as directed including: Wellness & Medical - scheduling of appointments and mgmt. of related insurance claims Leisure – guests and ticketing for sporting fixtures Ad hoc diary and related administrative tasks

Requirements

  • Previous EA experience to a busy executive with extensive diary management experience
  • A strong interest in politics, fundraising and world affairs.
  • Able to work well in a cross functional team
  • Friendly, confident and approachable with a positive and enthusiastic attitude
  • Flexible and able to prioritise work in a fast-changing environment
  • Detail oriented, organised, accurate and reliable
  • Trustworthy and able to work discretely
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic, creative and adaptable in approach
  • Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Proficient in using MS Office to include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint; a knowledge of Teams and SharePoint would be a benefit

Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • Company Bonus Scheme
  • 25 days’ holiday (plus 8 bank holidays).
  • Progressive and inclusive policies around Carers, IVF, Menopause, Pregnancy Loss, etc.
  • Enhanced maternity leave (18 weeks at full pay) and paternity leave (2 weeks immediately after birth, and 10 additional days over the following 12 months, at full pay)
  • Group Pension Plan where we contribute 5% and annual pensions workshops
  • Life Assurance of 4 times salary
  • Health Insurance (currently with Vitality)
  • Health Shield Cashback Plan – dental, optical, physio and wellbeing benefits and much more.
  • Annual Creative Bursary to spend on the creative activity of your choice.
  • 2 paid days off per year to spend volunteering and giving back to your favourite cause or community project.
  • Monthly Lunch & Learn events – hearing great stories from colleagues, clients and external speakers
  • Regular fundraising events to raise money for our charity of the year – we are currently fundraising for the 4Louis
  • Seasonal company parties and team lunches
  • Subsidised on-site massages
  • Learning and Development opportunities, including an in-house Mentoring Programme

Job title

EA to Founding Partner, Charity & Philanthropy

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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