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Executive Assistant – Manchester (hybrid)
Ashton Fire is a dynamic and growing Fire Safety and Engineering Consultancy. Operating from an ethical platform, our social and environmental values are at the core of our organisation and service delivery. We strive to provide the highest quality, morally and ethically balanced service to our clients whilst maintaining a team focused working environment.
Our driving ambition is that we are one Team, irrespective of discipline (Fire Risk Assessor, Consultant, Engineer, Operations, People, Projects or Finance).
Due to our continued growth, we are looking for an Executive Assistant to join our growing team, in a role providing administrative support and co-ordination to our Directors. You will have prior experience at this level, either as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant, or as an Office Manager. You will understand the importance of discretion, confidentiality and data security, given your access to highly sensitive and confidential information.
Key responsibilities but not limited to:-
- Manage day to day administrative support duties.
- Diary, email and meeting management.
- Travel arrangements and event coordination.
- Production of meeting documents, capture of meeting minutes/key actions for circulation, communication of outcomes and manage follow-up actions.
Experience required
- Solid experience in a comparable role.
- Strong administration and organisational skills.
- Experience handling confidential information
Person Specification
- Strong, positive communication skills.
- Excellent organisation and time management skills.
- People person – ability to build strong and trusted relationships.
- Highly pro-active, demonstrating a strong ability to work independently and take initiative.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and handle it with discretion at all times.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- High level of integrity and ethics.
- Reliable, with a friendly and helpful approach.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and document management software.
- Fluent English (spoken, written and comprehension).
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.
