Executive Assistant

by Jobs4football in Boardroom & Executive

EnglandFull time

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Date posted

January 20, 2023

Closing date

Hiring location

England

Offered salary

Experience

6-10 years

Minimum Qualification

Quantity

Person

Description

Remuneration & Benefits

  • Competitive salary

  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays

  • Complimentary match tickets

  • Private Medical Insurance and Health Cash Plan

  • Free onsite parking at all sites

  • Discount schemes with local partners

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

  • Workplace Pension Scheme


Working Hours

40 hours per week. Whilst this role will predominantly be during the week, there will be an expectation to work some unsociable hours, evening, and weekends.

A flexible attitude to working hours will be essential for this role.

The Role Swansea City AFC is recruiting for an experienced Executive Assistant to provide administration support to the Ownership and Senior Management Team.

The role will require a high level of commitment and may require the individual to work outside standard working hours (including taking calls from overseas on various time zones), it is therefore essential for this role that the individual has a degree of flexibility regarding their working hours.

Core Duties

  • Assisting the Owners and Senior Management with various tasks, such as:

  • Diary management of CEO and Senior Management Team

  • Organising meetings, greeting guests and minute taking when necessary

  • Providing administrative support to Owners, Directors, and CEO

  • Planning of owners and directors’ visits

  • Coordinating travel and meeting schedules

  • Organising meetings for Senior Management Team, including room bookings, refreshments etc.

  • Organising travel arrangements for Owners and Senior Management


The role will also provide general administrative support to the Stadium Operations Team, this will include:

  • Filing, scanning and shredding documentation

  • Assisting in match day preparation

  • Answer telephone calls / emails

  • Recruitment and onboarding of match day stewards

  • Printing accreditation

  • Distributing mail


General

  • Follow all Club Policies, such as Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Anti-Corruption & Bribery and GDPR.

  • Make suggestions to improve the working environment and contribute to positive employee relations within your area of work and Swansea City Football Club as a whole.

  • To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and other employees and members of the public who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.

  • To comply with all aspects of the Swansea City Football Club Health and Safety Policy and Arrangements, to enable the Company to perform its civil and statutory obligations in relation to Health & Safety

  • Ensure effective communication within your work team and across Swansea City whilst actively offering support and guidance, as necessary.


Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

  • Minimum A level education or equivalent or work experience at a level demonstrating this level of ability.

  • A relevant professional qualification is desirable.


Work Experience

  • At least 3 years’ experience as an executive PA or secretary

  • Experience of drafting briefings, presentations and other high-level correspondence

  • Significant skills and experience of supporting senior level staff, including workload planning and prioritisation

  • Experience in diary management, travel arrangements, meeting preparation and minute taking


Knowledge, Skills and Ability

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  • Excellent interpersonal skills

  • Able to maintain high levels of confidentiality

  • Resilient and the able to cope with pressure

  • Organised and able to multitask

Skills

  • Management
  • Writing
  • Planning
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving
  • Creativity

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Executive Assistant

by Jobs4football in Boardroom & Executive