AddressExecutive Assistant to the CEOand Chair
£39,000 to £45,000 per year
Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
We're on the lookout for an Executive Assistant to join our team at Prostate Cancer UK. This role plays a crucial part in facilitating the efficiency and effectiveness of the CEO, Chair of Trustees and Director of Fundraising by delivering high-calibre, proactive administrative, logistical and operational assistance.
You’ll act as the key liaison between the CEO, Chair of Trustees and/ or Director of Fundraising with internal and external stakeholders, managing at times sensitive, confidential information. You’ll manage the charity stakeholder map ensuring appropriate contact with all priority stakeholders.
You’ll particularly ensure the CEO is fully prepared and briefed by proactively scrutinising papers and submissions made to the CEO, identifying critical issues for urgent attention and/or decision, undertaking collaboration with internal stakeholders for their advice as appropriate. You’ll also represent the CEO providing executive input management and support on projects / steering groups where they are unable to attend.
This will be a busy but varied, rewarding and interesting role where you’ll get to see firsthand the work and impact of the work of Prostate Cancer UK, significantly contributing to our mission to give every man the power to navigate prostate cancer. You’ll work closely with the Leadership team and Executive Assistant to the Leadership Team – managing diaries, coordinating the planning of the leadership team meetings, and assist the CEO in identifying issues that are critical for their attention.
What we want from you
To be successful in this role you’ll have extensive experience of senior level organisation and administration support in a small to mid-sized organisation. Any experience within the not-for-profit sector, volunteering or as acting as a Trustee would also be beneficial for this role.
Due to the strategic importance of the role, it will be important to have a calm and professional approach to work with a solution focused mindset, being able to work independently and collaboratively as required.
You’ll also understand the importance of confidentiality and discretion when working in a trusted role with access to highly sensitive information. You’ll have excellent interpersonal skills and a strong customer service focus which means you’re great at collaborating and interacting with both internal and external stakeholders.
You’re flexible and proactive, able to work with initiative, have outstanding organisational, problem solving and project management skills. Finally, it will be important to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills by effectively engaging and coordinating a variety of different stakeholder groups.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
What we offer
Join our team and be part of an award-winning charity. We’ll support you to develop your skills and expertise.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- Generous leave entitlements that increase with service
- One ‘development day’ a month to use for training or personal development
- Enhanced contributory pension scheme
- Life insurance and group income protection
- Health Cash Plan
- Life and wellbeing advice and support via our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted gym membership and high street shopping discounts
- Loans for season tickets or cycles
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support. It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
We’re incredibly proud of our new Black Men’s Racial Health Equity Campaign, and our inclusive learning journey. We know that reaching marginalised communities that need us most, particularly Black men who are at a higher risk of prostate cancer, starts with better representation in our organisation. Therefore, we’re particularly interested in applications from those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. This will help us create an environment of inclusion where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, where personal qualities are as important as professional experience, and our people feel seen and heard.
Our people networks
We’re learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and we’re excited to have recently launched three new people networks, sponsored by our Leadership team:
- Pride – A safe space where LGBTQ+ colleagues — and our allies — can share their diverse lived experiences, celebrate LGBTQ+ culture and history, and create new ideas about how our organisation can be more inclusive and representative of LGBTQ+ people
- Mind & Body – Here to increase awareness, promote wellbeing and support colleagues affected by neurodiversity, mental health problems, disability and long-term illness
- Multicultural – Here to increase awareness and celebrate the different cultures and beliefs that we have in the organisation, so that we all have our cultures felt and feel welcomed
Wellbeing and hybrid working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips. We understand that everyone has different needs, and we strive to create opportunities for relationship building, collaboration and social time.
Each of our teams has a team agreement outlining when and how often we’re expected to be in our London Bridge office. We’re very welcome to work there more frequently. Office time is a commute, so we pay our own travel costs.
For this role, we would expect the successful candidate to be coming into the London office two days per week. Some occasional ad-hoc weekends and evening work as well as travel around the UK will be required.
Next steps
Got a question? Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or any other questions – we’re here to help: hr@prostatecanceruk.org
The closing date is Sunday 24th March 2024. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. First round interviews currently scheduled for the week of Monday 1st April 2024. Final stage interviews currently scheduled for Wednesday 10th April 2024.
Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.
