Executive Team Assistant

Executive Team Assistant – Ronald McDonald House Charities UK

As a national Charity, we build and operate Houses that provide free ‘home away from home’ accommodation for families who have a sick child in hospital. Our 14 Houses across the UK give families a warm and comfortable place to rest, eat and relax, just moments away from their child’s hospital ward. We are passionate about our support, and it is invaluable to families at a critical time in their lives.

Since 1989, we have supported over 60,000 families from all walks of life, living in the UK or coming from abroad for specialist care. For those families, staying close to their child in hospital receiving care is the number one priority.

The opportunity:

We are looking for an organised and driven individual to assist the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Senior Leadership team with their diary management, schedule and administrative tasks. The role will have hybrid working but you will be required to attend the East Finchley London office weekly and travel to Ronald McDonald Houses across the UK where necessary.

What will my accountabilities be?

· Planning, organisation and preparation of meetings

· Be the first point-of-contact for the CEO

· Organise travel and accommodation

· Assist in preparation of reports

· Minute taking

· General administrative support to the SLT

· Occasional project work

What background would be desirable?

Candidates from all backgrounds and experiences will be considered but it would be beneficial to have experience within a similar role. Other attributes that would be beneficial are

· Skilled at diary management

· Experience at prioritisation of tasks

· Strong administrative skills

· A good communicator

· Knowledge of GDPR and confidentiality as you would be handling sensitive information

· Organised and structured

· Demonstrates a genuine desire to learn

You will receive a competitive benefits package for the role, including:

· £28,000

· Generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (plus Bank Holidays) increasing by two days after three years’ service

· Free private health care to staff, their spouse/ civil partner and any dependent children up to the age of 25

· An eight-week paid sabbatical for every 10 years' service

· Enhanced family friendly leave after one years’ service

· Access to an employee discount scheme for 900+ retailers

· Stakeholder pension plan

· Life assurance, plus the option to enhance cover

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

We aim to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences should be celebrated as this enables us to be a better team – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better business results.

Does this sound like a role that interests you?

If so, please apply with your CV and cover letter before the closing date of Sunday 12th February 2023. We will be actively reviewing applications whilst the advert is open and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please contact us if you have any queries on the role or if you require any additional support during the application process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LONDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in LONDON

Application deadline: 12/02/2023
Reference ID: 9411/ETA