Sport England is looking for a proactive and detail-driven Strategy & Secretariat Team Assistant to play a key role in supporting our corporate governance and decision-making activity.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with senior leaders, Board and Committee members, and governance professionals in a role that genuinely influences how a national organisation operates.
Job Purpose
This role is a key supporting role within the Strategy and Secretariat team at Sport England. The role provides secretarial and administrative support across Sport England’s main corporate governance structures (ELT, Board, Committees and Subsidiaries) by proactively coordinating and planning diaries, booking meeting rooms, processing expenses and travel arrangements along with the compilation of correspondence and documents where necessary.
You will work with senior leaders to schedule forward plans, draft agendas, commission and circulate papers, and provide guidance to authors. You will also attend meetings to oversee logistical arrangements and support with minute taking and recording of actions as required.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Coordinating and planning forward schedules for senior meetings and governance forums
2. Managing logistics for face-to-face, hybrid and virtual meetings, including travel and expenses
3. Preparing agendas, commissioning papers, a...