Executive Assistant To The Ceo And Chair

£39,000 - £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.

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 learning more about the needs of our colleagues and we’re excited to have recently launched three new people networks: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.

Ways of 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.

Next steps

More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

Got a question? Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements or questions – we’re here to help: hr@prostatecanceruk.org

The closing date is Sunday 24^th March 2024.  Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.

Interviews: By arrangement. First round interviews currently scheduled for the week of Monday 4^th April 2024. Final stage interviews currently scheduled for the week of Monday 10^th April 2024.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.