Executive Assistant to Global Director - Campaigns & Advocacy
Role type: Part time (3 days a week or 22.5 hours per week); Permanent
Location: Godalming, UK (hybrid working pattern 1x day a week in the office)
Salary: £28,000 - £33,000 FTE (Pro-rata) per annum (depending upon skills and experience)
About the role
As our Executive Assistant to the Global Director (Campaigns & Advocacy), you’ll play a pivotal role in enabling effective leadership across our global campaigns and advocacy work. You’ll provide high‑quality administrative, organisational, and coordination support to ensure the Global Director can operate efficiently and focus on driving strategic impact.
This is a varied and trusted role, combining diary management, event coordination, meeting support, financial administration, and communications support.
As our Executive Assistant, you’ll be responsible for:
* Proactively managing and prioritising a complex Director‑level diary
* Providing comprehensive administrative support, including correspondence, document production, and expense management
* Coordinating meetings, away days, and events, including in‑person support where required
* Supporting financial and project administration processes, including purchase orders, invoices, and record‑keeping
* Acting as a key liaison point for internal and external stakeholders
* Supporting the Global Director’s external activity, including speaking engagements and communications support
About you
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to be highly organised, proactive, and confident working with senior leaders. You will have outstanding attention to detail, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage changing priorities while remaining calm and discreet. You will need to be able to work independently, while also collaborating closely with colleagues across a global organisation.
Skills and experience you’ll need to bring as our Executive Assistant:
* Proven experience in administration, diary management, and event coordination
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong proofreading and attention to detail
* Experience managing expenses, invoices, and financial administration processes
* Strong organisational and time‑management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
* Experience using project management tools such as Trello or Asana
* Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (pro‑rata)
* Health sash back plan and 24/7 GP access
* Employee assistance programme (EAP) and MHFA support
* Electric car scheme available
* Defined contribution pension scheme
* Enhanced discretionary sick pay
* Hybrid working model (role and location dependent)
* Free onsite parking and office next to mainline station
* Cycle benefit scheme and other savings options
* Ongoing learning and development opportunities
To comply with legal requirements in the UK and internationally, all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the country where the role is based. Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
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