Executive Assistant
Fixed Term - 6 Months
Farringdon
£45,564 - £47,962
Are you an organised, proactive professional with a passion for helping others succeed? We are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to join our vibrant team and provide top-tier support to our leadership. This is your chance to play a pivotal role in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your initiative and problem-solving skills will truly shine.
We offer a supportive workplace, opportunities for growth, and the chance to make a real impact every day. If you're ready to bring energy, enthusiasm and expertise to a team that values your contribution, we'd love to hear from you!
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of Property
Full-time, 6-month Fixed-term contract with potential to extend (37.5 hours)
Salary: £47,962
Location: Farringdon, London. With hybrid working.
The role: This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced EA to support the Executive Director of Property. In this role you will provide administrative, secretarial and project support to the Executive Director, and often be the first point of contact for other Directors, Senior Management, and external stakeholders. The facilitation and accurate report preparation, minute taking, and management of related actions to ensure governance compliance are important.
Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the Executive Director, ensuring
priorities are managed appropriately.
• Record accurate minutes during team and committee meetings.
Act as the primary point of contact for all queries on behalf of the Executive Director.• Manage the Executive Director's diary and travel arrangements and assist with
directorate events and away days as required.
• Maintain effective oversight of the Executive Director's email inbox, ensuring timely attention to correspondence and appropriate delegation.
• Process invoices, procurement requests, and related financial transactions within the Property directorate.
• Support the Executive Director by preparing and producing both regular and ad-hoc reports.
• Participate in team meetings, taking minutes, drafting agendas, distributing action points, and ensuring timely submission of reports and other requirements.
• Coordinate the signing and sealing of legal documents, working collaboratively with the Governance team.
• Draft correspondence for final approval by the Executive Director.
• Prepare and summarise reports and data for Boards, Committees, and senior leadership meetings.
• Collaborate with other Executive Assistants to ensure follow-up actions from executive team meetings are prioritised and deadlines are reflected in the Executive Director's calendar.
• Liaise confidently with and coordinate the executive team.
• Engage professionally with external stakeholders.
About you: Essential to this role is your can-do, self-starter attitude and your attention to detail to ensure your Executive Director is always one step ahead. You must be able demonstrate extensive experience of supporting at Executive Director and C-Suite level. The successful candidate must demonstrate a track record in managing multiple tasks simultaneously and forward planners with precision and pace. Previous experience in governance or compliance will be considered a significant advantage. Knowledge of Social Housing would be advantageous.
We will be looking for you to demonstrate in your application and through the interview process:
Excellent written and spoken English, highly numerate with the ability to interpret complex data.
High levels of IT literacy and numeracy, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
First-class time management skills, being able to prioritise and delegate (often to moresenior colleagues – Executive Team)
The ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.
Strong communication skills, experience of managing senior internal and externalstakeholders.
Be able to confidently navigate through ambiguous situations while handling highlyconfidential and sensitive data.
Interview Diary Dates:
First Stage Teams interviews to take place week commencing Monday 8 June 2026.
Second Stage in-person Interview will follow.
Metropolitan Thames Valley provides affordable housing for people living in London, the South East, East Midlands and East of England.
We also offer a range of care and support services. Our specialist areas include older people, mental health and transitional services which provide intensive support to marginalised or vulnerable people.
We deliver training programmes, events and activities for our residents, designed to boost employment opportunities and foster stronger communities.
A member of the National Housing Federation the G15 ? which represents London?s largest housing associations ? we influence policy for the benefits of our residents and the wider sector.
In October 2018 like minded housing associations Metropolitan and Thames Valley Housing formally completed a partnership to form Metropolitan Thames Valley. We came together because we want to improve the services we provide and do more in our communities. We?ll do this by listening to our customers and working alongside them.
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