Executive Assistant – Salary circa £40,000
Location: York
Overview
Location: York. Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love enabling senior leaders to perform at their best, and enjoy being the go-to person who keeps everything running smoothly?
This could be the perfect next step for someone with strong organisational skills, a proactive mindset, and a passion for making things happen behind the scenes.
What you’ll do
As an Executive Assistant, you’ll provide high-level support to 2–3 Directors, helping them manage their time, priorities, and responsibilities. You’ll be the first point of contact for diary and meeting management, correspondence, and coordination across teams. You’ll also play a key role in governance, risk tracking, and preparing materials for leadership forums. This is a varied and impactful role at the heart of Aviva’s leadership operations.
Skills and experience
* Proven experience supporting senior leaders in a large, complex corporate environment.
* Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
* Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
* High discretion, accuracy, and ability to manage tight deadlines.
* Working knowledge of their aligned Market/ Function
What you’ll get for this role
Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.
* Startingsalary circa £40,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
* Bonus opportunity -8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
* Generouspension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
* 29 daysholiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
* Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
* Make your money go further - Up to 40%b>discount on Aviva products
* Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earn scheme
* Brilliantlysupportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
* Flexible benefits to suit you, includingsustainability options such as cycle to work
* Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3paid volunteering days to help others
* We take yourwellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools
Next steps
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Aviva is for everyone
We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.
We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.
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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send an email to noemi.pers@aviva.com.
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