Senior Executive Assistant - Legal

More about my Client’s fantastic position:

They are looking to hire a highly organised, detail-oriented Senior Executive Assistant to support their CEO. The ideal candidate should be able to successfully handle a wide range of responsibilities, including but not limited to supporting senior leadership in day-to-day operational duties, as well as general administration. The ideal candidate should thrive working in a fast-paced, scale-up environment and be excited about their mission and potential. You should have outstanding time management skills, professional communication skills (verbal, written), attention to detail, and a strong sense of security and discretion.

You are an ideal candidate if you have:

• A minimum of 10 years of previous experience as a Lawyer, or an Executive Management Assistant for a CEO or the Head of a large Technology Department.
• A law degree or bachelor's degree with a postgraduate business management qualification is Master's in Business Administration will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of different areas of the business and can ensure your work is synchronised so that the company moves forward.
• A proven track record of organising, coordination, and delegation.
• Experience leading a team (preferably Personal Assistants).
• The ability to apply strategy and invest and engage in it.
• Experience with mergers and aquisitions.
• Experience working in a technology company/department is advantageous.

Your roles and responsibilities

• Strategically managing the CEO’s office across key stakeholders
• Ensuring effective forward planning of the CEO’s day to day activities to ensure optimal time utilisation
• Preparing and reviewing documents and presentations on the CEO’s behalf
• Assisting the CEO with ever-changing strategic projects. Managing project-based tasks to ensure the CEO meets his deadlines, assisting with tracking priorities and metrics.
• Supporting the CEO in his projects, proposals, etc. through research, consultation, team management.
• Ensuring effective updating of own knowledge of systems and processes in order to develop, maintain and review administration systems to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Contributing to optimising work practices and procedures via suggestions and feedback.
• Effectively building, maintaining, and managing relationships with staff, colleagues, peers, and external business partners by liaising positively and professionally.
• Committing to working proactively to support both the team and project output.

Your skills and experience:

• Analytical skills. You can structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from You exhibit a probing mind and achieve penetrating insights.
• Communication. You speak and write clearly and articulately without being overly verbose or You know when and how much information to communicate. You maintain this standard in all forms of written communication.
• Digitally competent. You are aware of the most relevant or common technologies and can decide upon the most appropriate technology according to the purpose or need at hand.
• Intelligence. You learn quickly. You demonstrate the ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.
• Proactivity. You act without being told what to You bring new ideas to the company.
• Problem-solving. You can solve problems by analysing situations and applying critical thinking to resolve problems. You can decide on courses of action and implement the solutions developed to overcome problems and constraints.
• Teamwork. You reach out to peers and cooperate with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
• Work ethic. You possess a strong willingness to work hard and sometimes long hours to get the job You have a track record of working hard.
• Flexibility/ adaptability. You adjust quickly to changing priorities and conditions. You cope effectively with complexity and change.
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